Firefighters from numerous departments in the region responded to a major fire early Saturday morning which destroyed two smokehouses in Petit-Cap near Cap-Pelé.
Located in Beaubassin-est, officials in the rural community say some homes had to be evacuated as a preventative measure.
Residents were also asked to avoid the area of the fire.
No reports of injuries.
RCMP were on scene investigating the cause.
Beasubassin-est mayor Louise Landry expressed her gratitude for the first responders involved in the collaborative effort on social media.
Firefighters from Cap-Pelé, Beaubassin-est, Shediac, Dieppe, Memramcook and Moncton were among the departments which helped fight the blaze.
The plant is owned by Botsford Fisheries which lost another smokehouse in a fire only a week ago.
