Several crews respond to fire at Oakville business

Emergency crews responded to a fire that started in an Oakville warehouse Wednesday morning.

Firefighters were called to the scene around 11:30 a.m. for a fire at Polar Sapphire located at 2860 Plymouth Dr., a company that manufactures high purity aluminum oxide powder.

Crews evacuated about 50 to 60 employees from the building.

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Daniel Boyer from the Oakville Fire Department says the smoke from the fire was going through the building’s ventilation system, causing the workers to have issues with breathing.

Boyer also says the fire started in a furnace that is used to heat aluminum oxide pellets.

Several units from the fire department responded to the scene due to the extreme heat of the blaze, with crews rotating through the scene.

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Emergency crews remain in the area and continue to investigate the cause of the fire.

There are no injuries to report at this time.

This happened six hours after one person died in an earlier fire on Queen Mary Dr. around 5:40 a.m.