Sawmill Fires


Fire crews in Maple Ridge, BC, Friday morning knocked down an early morning fire at the Southcoast Reman lumber mill.
Flames, sparks and smoke could be seen spitting out of a conveyor belt leading to the dust collection equipment.
Maple Ridge firefighters used a ladder-mounted hose to extinguish most of the flames from above.
As well, blaze at Weyerhaeuser, Grande Prairie, AB, caused limited damage to some machinery early Sunday morning.
The cause of the fire is under investigagtion. Weyerhaeuser is expecting operations in the sawmill to be running by Monday.