Nobody was injured in a massive overnight fire that destroyed part of a Tillsonburg auto-parts plant , causing an estimated $10 million in damage and affecting at least 80 jobs, a fire official said Wednesday.

Marwood International Inc., a Tier 1 original equipment manufacturer for automotive structural components and a modular assembly supplier, operates six production facilities in the region, including four in Tillsonburg, one in Woodstock and another in Ingersoll, according to its website.

A late-night blaze ripped through a section of Marwood’s Plant 3 at 101 Townline Rd. around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, destroying equipment and a 930-square-metre (10,000-square-foot) production area, Tillsonburg fire prevention officer Geoff Hayman told The Free Press.

Firefighters were called to th

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