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BELFAST, Maine (WMTW) - The large fire at a potato processing plant in Belfast is expected to have ripple effects across Maine's agriculture industry.

The Penobscot McCrum plant processed Maine-grown spuds into products sold around the country.

A fire tore through the building Thursday morning, destroying the facility and leaving the 138 people who work there without a job.

Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, said the loss of the plant will have a negative impact on the state's potato growers.