Fire crews respond to blaze at Resolute Forest Products facility



Fire crews respond to blaze at Resolute Forest Products facility | Resolute Forest Products, Resolute, fire,

THUNDER BAY, Ontario (From news reports) -- Fire crews responded to an early morning fire at a Resolute Forest Products mill March 11 just after 7:30 a.m.

The situation was quickly brought under control with the assistance of mill fire crews, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue said in a new release issued on Tuesday.

When fire crews arrived at the mill, they encountered heavy smoke and fires in dumpers two and three, and a second alarm was called.

A total of six pumpers and a ladder truck were utilized to get the blaze under control, the fire service said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.