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Mint fire causes $200,000 damage

Equipment failure at the Royal Canadian Mint caused a fire to break out Monday night, a fire department spokesperson said.

Fire crews responded to a fire at the Lagimodiere Boulevard facility Monday after a fire broke out in an area with plating equipment and handling ducts.

No one was injured, but the fire caused $200,000 in damage.

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