February 22nd Sevita International fire on Sandy Row, Inkerman contained with no injuries reported

North Dundas Fire Services was alerted at approximately 3:00am on Thursday, February 22nd of a fire at the storage building at Sevita International, located on Sandy Row Road in Inkerman. The fire required an all-station response from the North Dundas Fire Department, aerial support from the North Grenville Fire Department and water tanker support from the South Dundas Fire Department. The collaboration with the surrounding Fire Departments was incredible and shows the level of commitment our local heroes go to to protect our businesses and residents. 

Thanks to the diligent work of North Dundas’ firefighters and the support received from our neighbors, the fire was contained by 7:30pm. Most importantly, there were no reported injuries among any employees or first responders involved. The storage building where the fire originally started suffered significant damage and was deemed a total loss, in addition to heat-related damage to existing storage silos.   

“Although this fire will have a devastating impact to Sevita, we are very thankful that there were no injuries to anyone onsite”, noted North Dundas’ Fire Chief Kreg Raistrick. Chief Raistrick also noted that “Our Department appreciated the support we received from North Grenville and South Dundas in battling this fire, as well as from Winchester Foodland for the generous donation of food and drinks to the firefighters and support staff who were onsite”. 

The Sevita International site in Inkerman produces food-grade soybean that is exported throughout the world, as such they use leading technology for conditioning crops to the rigid specifications for their customers. They are an integral partner in the local farming community for the purchase of product from local farmers and are a significant employer in North Dundas. They have seed and export facilities in Woodstock and Inkerman, Ontario.