Newly renovated BMR store burns down

TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — Less than a month after unveiling its newly renovated store, BMR Pierre Naud fell victim to a pre-dawn blaze this week. The fire, the cause of which is still being investigated, claimed the store’s entire retail space but spared the lumber yard and garage. For the time being, the store’s customers will be served from the other two BMR Pierre Naud locations, in Shawinigan and Sainte-Thècle.

Marc-André Lebel, co-owner of the store along with Philippe Lebel, expressed his disappointment to Trois-Rivières’ Le Nouvelliste. “It’s very difficult to see our store, in which we invested so much effort to renovate, ravaged by flames,” he said. “The only thing that comforts us is that the fire appeared in the night, so the store was empty.”

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