Date: May 25, 2020
Location: Bath, New Brunswick (CA)
Address: 156 Hospital Street, E7J 1C1
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Sawmill (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Unknown
Company: W.F. Tompkins and Sons
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
W.F. Tompkins and Sons does not appear to have a website, but its Manta listing indicates that it is a sawmill located in Bath, New Brunswick. The company employs around a dozen people and sells processed lumber and barbecue pellets.
Incident Description:
On May 26, 2020, the CBC reported a fire at a sawmill in Bath, New Brunswick, about 48 kilometers north of Woodstock.
Firefighters arrived shortly after 10:30 p.m. and found the mill in flames. Crews from Perth-Andover, Centreville, and Florenceville-Bristol fought the fire for four hours but were unable to save the property. They also had to deal with spot fires where sparks were dropping down into the grass.
The mill employed about a dozen people, none of whom were working at the time. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
CBC
