A wildfire burned more than a square kilometre of brush and forest near Long Harbour, Newfoundland, Canada on 13 July 2009, including an area where Vale Inco is preparing to build a nickel processing plant. Provincial firefighting officials contained the fire, but about 200 workers were forced to leave the area where the Vale Inco plant has been under construction since April. Relying on water bombers after the heat and wind forced ground crews to stand back, firefighters stopped the blaze close to Vale Inco staff living quarters and some expensive equipment. No one was injured and it is not yet clear when work can resume. The cause of the fire has not been determined. The plant is expected to begin production in 2013 and will produce 50,000tns of nickel annually.