Firefighters on scene of major fire in Bathurst, N.B.

Firefighters are responding to a major structure fire in Bathurst, N.B.

Firefighters are responding to a major structure fire in Bathurst, N.B.

Luc Foulem, spokesperson with the City of Bathurst, said the fire is at an electrical and plumbing wholesale business called Eddy's located on Saint Anne Street.

As of Sunday morning, the fire was still active, but was contained. 

Earlier in the night, Deputy Mayor Michael Willett said it was a dangerous situation, noting neighbouring homes had been evacuated.

“Because when you have a hardware store you have all kinds of different stuff, there’s lots of explosions also,” Willett said.

Bathurst Police Force told CTV News they’ve received no reports of injuries from the fire. In a post to Facebook they asked people to avoid the area so crews could work.

In a video message posted to Facebook around midnight, Bathurst Mayor Kim Chamberlain told families to meet at the Pavilion Gym within city hall if they had to evacuate their homes. The mayor also mentioned the New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization and Red Cross would be helping.