Fire At Stella Jones

By 250 News

Ten firefighters responded to a  fire at the Stella Jones  site in the BCR site in Prince George this morning.  

Fire officials say that when they arrived on the scene, they spotted a column of black smoke coming from a small wood structure on the site.  The fire was quickly extinguished and the flames were contained to the building around the log peeler.

The fire had started from sparks from a grinder during routine maintenance, and quickly spread throughout the  building.

Damage has been estimated to be around $75 thousand dollars.  The plant manager, Wayne Hingley, is hopeful the log peeler can be  back to full operation within 30 days.  

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