'Better than 50/50' chance northern Ont. plywood facility struck by fire will reopen, president says
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Despite suffering extensive fire damage, the president of the Rockshield Engineered Plywood Plant in Cochrane says there’s a good chance the plant will recover.
Despite suffering extensive fire damage, the president of the Rockshield Engineered Plywood Plant in Cochrane says there’s a good chance the plant will recover.
Tom Scott said in an interview Monday there was extensive damage to the facility in Friday’s blaze, which was made worse because the fan powering the ventilation system helped pull the flames into other parts of the operation.
“It's pretty extensive,” Scott said of the damage.
“(There are) compromised areas that need to be looked at by a structural engineer.”
While there’s no formal damage estimate yet, he said it’s going to take time to recover and get the 175 people who worked there back on the job.
“We had insurance (and) you know insurance will let you recover from a fairly significant problem,” Scott said.
