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Fire at Canadian Tire distribution centre running Attabotics robotic storage system
S4 · 15 Mar 2023 · Attabotics · Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Record
| Company | Attabotics |
| Industry | Warehouse automation |
| Type(s) | fire |
| Date | 15 Mar 2023 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Brampton, Ontario, Canada · Canadian Tire distribution centre |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | 1 facility, $67.7M in reported costs |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A fire broke out March 15, 2023 at Canadian Tire's automated distribution centre in Brampton, Ontario, where Attabotics' 3D robotic storage-and-retrieval system was deployed. Canadian Tire reported $67.7 million in fire-related costs; Attabotics sued Canadian Tire alleging negligence caused the blaze that destroyed its equipment, while Canadian Tire said the cause was still under investigation.
Primary source
Publisher: BetaKit · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2023 | Fire at Canadian Tire distribution centre running Attabotics robotic storage system | BetaKit | BetaKit |
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