A major fire strikes one of the largest employers in the city of Saskatchewan

ROSTHERN, Sask. – The estimate of damage is expected to be in the millions of dollars after the fire of a large farm machinery dealer in Central Saskatchewan

Emergency teams were called to Cervus Equipment John Deere in Rosthern just before 10 am Sunday after area residents Sean Nichol said the flames were at least twice the height of the two-story structure and that explosions could be heard every few minutes as the Fire increased

The company and company workers tried to recover as much equipment and equipment as possible.

No injuries were reported and the fire was under control at about 1500

. retired to be used in the fire-fighting effort, while the police closed or restricted traffic on nearby highways 11 and 312.

Nichol, who works at a car wash across the Street, said that he had not noticed anything unusual at the dealership when it arrived at 9am but less than an hour later small fumes of smoke had turned into big flames.

"I badumed that someone was going to run Nichol estimated that between 30 and 40 people were working at the dealership

" This is going to be the disaster of the small town here. "

Cervus Equipment says in a statement that the fire has caused significant damage to the company, which will be closed until further notice.

The company said it understood the impact that the fire can have on the community, customers and employees, and that its staff in Rosthern "" Our first priority is safety and, at the At present, we are working hard to keep the region safe, "said Graham Drake, President and CEO of Cervus Equipment.

The Rostyle outlet is one of 62 Cervus Equipment dealers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The company has branches in Western Canada as well as in Ontario, while its Canadian head office is located in Calgary.

In addition to John Deere, Cervus also owns the Peterbilt, JLG, Clark, Sellick and Doosan brands. (CKOM, The Canadian Press)

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