A fire is raging in the Horne Foundry in Rouyn-Noranda in the anode sector.
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The first flames appeared at 5:40 p.m. while a few employees were nearby.
All Horne Foundry employees were evacuated without injury.
The Ville de Rouyn-Noranda fire department came to lend a hand.
After declaring the fire under control, an update on the Horne Foundry Facebook page said otherwise and said it needed a few hours to put it out.
Three fire crews and 12 first responders from the Horne Foundry fight the fire.