There was a minor fire at Loewen shortly before 7:30 Wednesday morning.

Steinbach Fire Chief Kel Toews says as per procedure the entire building was evacuated for the fire.

"We got called to a fire on top of the silo at Loewen Windows. When we arrived we put up our ladder, some sawdust had caught fire on top of the silo, not inside the silo and we extinguished it."

The all-clear was given around 8 a.m. and employees went back to work. Toews says the fire department was at Loewen until approximately 8:20 a.m. making sure there was no smoldering and the fire was totally extinguished.