GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Multiple fire departments battled flames, heat, and smoke for over four hours when a fire started in the machine of a Green Bay paper mill early Saturday morning.
Crews with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department say they were called to a local paper mill on Eastman Avenue for a fire in a paper machine around 4 a.m. on July 12.
Authorities say smoke was found throughout paper machines 12 and 13, with fire spotted “around areas in the paper dust created during the manufacturing process.”
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It was noted that crews were fighting the fire on the roof and the interior, and that crews had to be rotated out due to smoke conditions and extreme heat from the dryers.
One firefighter was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
In total, crews were at the scene for roughly four hours. Assisting agencies included the Howard, Ashwaubenon, De Pere, New Franken, and Ledgeview Fire Departments.
