Crews respond to fire at Irving Tissue plant in Dieppe, N.B.

Crews respond to a fire at the Irving Tissue plant in Dieppe, N.B., on April 21, 2026.(Code 3 News)

Firefighters from Dieppe and Moncton, N.B., responded to a fire at the Irving Tissue plant early Tuesday morning.

Dieppe Fire Chief Marc Cormier said the department received a call about the fire on Dawson Street at 5:15 a.m.

Crews were still on scene as of 12 p.m.

Cormier confirmed there were employees inside at the time of fire, but there were no injuries.

The fire department is asking people to avoid the area “so emergency crews can continue working safely and efficiently.”

The cause of the fire is not yet known.

The Irving Tissue plant is located in the Dieppe Industrial Park.

J.D. Irving, Limited says the fire caused minimal damage and the plant is in the process of restarting production.

“The plant’s deluge fire protection system activated and helped control the fire and it is currently contained. The Dieppe Fire Department remains on scene,” said communications vice president Marc Doucette.

“Thank you to our employees who went above and beyond to help our team evacuate safely, and to the Dieppe and Moncton fire departments and all first responders for their prompt actions.

Doucette added Irving Tissue is fully cooperating with local fire inspectors.

More to come…

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