A fire at the Quesnel River Pulp (QRP) mill had the Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department scrambling into action this afternoon.
Captain Bart Schneider says the fire department was called to QRP to respond to a fire that originated in the mill’s dryer.
“Unfortunately, with the way the dryers are, and the wind that has picked up over the day, along with the wind warning that BC Wildfires has put out for everybody, that has hampered some of our issues as far as spreading sparks across their roof line and creating small spot fires,” Schneider says.
Several fire crews and mill staff worked clearing the roof, and the fire department’s Ladder 31 truck was deployed to deal with the inital dryer fire.
Schneider says there were no injuries or other complications with putting out the fire, at this time.
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