Firefighters battle blaze at Poulin Grain and Bourdeau Brothers in Canton

Fire in Canton
Heavy smoke fills the sky as a fire burns at Bourdeau Bros. in Canton. Photo by Joseph Benjamin.

Smoke rises in Canton
A fire burns at a Canton business on Tuesday. Photo by Joseph Benjamin.

Fertilizer fire
A business that sells fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides caught fire Tuesday

Battle the blaze
Firefighters work to put out a fire at a building on U.S. Highway 11.

Fighting fire
A firefighter climbs a ladder while trying to extinguish the blaze.

Burning building in Canton
A fire burns and smoke billows before firefighters were able to contain the blaze.

Photographer Ryan Kmetz snapped this shot of Tuesday's fire that saw over 70 firefighters respond.

Around 70 firefighters from multiple fire departments battled a fire that shut down a portion of U.S. Highway 11 Tuesday evening, according to Canton Fire 2nd Assistant Fire Chief Russell Lawrence IV. The blaze at Bourdeau Brothers, 5999 U.S. Highway 11, was reported by an employee at 4:30 p.m., Lawrence said. The company sells lawn and garden chemicals, pesticides and fertilizer. Heavy smoke and fire hoses and rescue personnel in the roadway caused the highway to be shut down while the blaze was contained. Motorists were detoured between State Highway 310 and CR 35 near the old Grant’s gas station.