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Firefighters battle a fire engulfing the Arctic Co-op grocery and retail store in Igloolik, Nunavut on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Qaatani Sarpinak Mandatory Credit January 20, 2021 - 10:26 AM
A Nunavut community was under a state of emergency Wednesday after a fire destroyed one of its grocery and retail stores.
Photos on social media from Igloolik, a community of about 1,600, showed orange flames and black smoke bursting from the Arctic Co-op store.
Another photo showed the store s structure slumped on the ground.
In a statement, Igloolik Mayor Merlyn Recinos assured the community it would not run out of food. He said the town s only other grocery store, the Northern Store, would bring in extra product.