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Manitoba greenhouse fire update

Jan. 23, 2013, Otterburne, Man. — Manitoba's largest indoor crop of
cucumbers was destroyed when a family run greenhouse went up in flames
near Otterburne.

Jan. 23, 2013, Otterburne, Man. — Manitoba's largest indoor crop of cucumbers was destroyed when a family run greenhouse went up in flames near Otterburne.

Fire broke out this morning in greenhouse opened two years ago by the Schreimer family.

Some 30,000 cucumbers were destroyed and damage is estimated at between four and six million dollars.

One man was treated for smoke inhalation but no one was seriously hurt.