The Fire At Lakeland Mills Continues To Burn
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 @ 5:52 AM
Prince George- The President of the Sinclair Group, owners of Lakeland mills hit by an explosion and fire last night, says he is devastated by the news of this incident.
Greg Stewart says,” we will not speculate on the cause of the incident at Lakeland mills until proper authorities have completed their investigation”.’ All of our attention is focused on ensuring our employees and their families receive the care they need”.
There were 24 employees working in the saw mill at the time of the incident. There were a further 16 employees in the planer Mill and four employees working in the yard.
Twenty five people were treated, 3 transferred to Vancouver by air ambulance,one to Edmonton , 15 people remain in hospital in Prince George. The condition of all range in severity.
Prince George Fire Chief John Lane says the fire will burn for a further 12 hours.
The fire chief says when his crew arrived on the scene they were able to assist some of the workers escape the blaze and explosion.
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All the best thoughts for a speedy recovery to all the workers and their families affected by this .
I wish the taxpayers of this city the best regarding their expensive energy heating system. I believe I commented on that fire possibility when the idea was first announced. Another collosial waste of our money has occured. Don’t be too surprised if Lakeland doesn’t rebuild. We could have purchased a lot of gas and electricity for the money have invested.
Says they have a gas boiler just for this eventuality. If the mill does not reopen and they fire up The Pas instead in Bear Lake where will the city get its sawdust for the green boiler, will have to pay to get it trucked in…?
Supertech: the definition of ‘classless’.Save your politics for another day.
Supertech,
Someone once told me that when given the choice between being right and being kind, you should always choose to be kind.
God be with the workers and their familes.
Hope for a quick recovery of the workers that were injured and may thay not have to struggle over the summer to make ends meet.
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