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UPDATED Massive fire at outofuse Gatineau factory suspicious, police say

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The former windowanddoor production facility went up in flames just after 600 p.m. Saturday.

A massive fire at former window-and-door factory Chantecler Portes et FenĂȘtres in Gatineau is being investigated as suspicious.

Gatineau firefighters say they were called to 35 rue Desrosiers around 6:15 p.m. Saturday after neighbours alerted them to the blaze. 

As of 3:00 a.m. Sunday, crews with more than 55 firefighters were still getting the blaze under control.

Scott Killeen, head of operations with Gatineau Fire, says the flames were more than 40-feet high. The fire left behind $1.7 million in damages.

No injuries were reported.