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Early morning fire destroys grocery and retail store in Igloolik, Nunavut by The Canadian Press Last Updated Jan 20, 2021 at 10:58 am EDT 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 A fire has destroyed a grocery and retail store in Igloolik, Nunavut. Photos on social media from the community of about 1,600 show orange flames and black smoke bursting from the Artic Co-op store. Qaatani Sarpinak, who lives in Igloolik, says the fire started after 4 a.m. and he saw ammunition exploding and vapour coming from propane tanks inside the store. ....
Emma Tranter 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. ....