One of US sportswear manufacturer Gildan Activewear Inc.’s sewing facilities, located in San Marcos, Nicaragua, has been destroyed following a fire at the plant. No Gildan employees were injured, and at this stage the company's assessment is that the economic impact to Gildan will be negligible.

Gildan has implemented contingency plans to replace production from this facility through increased production by external contractors and other Gildan sewing plants, including a second Gildan sewing facility located nearby in Nicaragua.