A Tuesday afternoon fire destroyed the fire station in Portland (Ontario, Canada), about 62 miles southwest of Ottawa, reports CTV.ca.

Nearby residents say they heard loud bangs around 4:15 p.m. before the facility went up in flames, then a massive plume of smoke rose through the air, according to the report.

Officials say the volunteer fire department’s apparatus was at the station at the time of the fire and have been destroyed as well; the trucks were insured, the report says.

Any injuries are unknown at this point, and officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

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