Rick pratt of richard currier trucking captured a video as the androscoggin mill in the town of jay blew up, sending ash and debris raining down onto his truck. Stephen newsleader friday, may 19, 2017 of five round steel paper dryer gears from the old mill, each 54 inches high. Video recorded after the explosion showed extensive damage to the mill, which employs about 500 people and is a key piece of rural maines economy. Sartell mill demolition reveals yellowbrick buildings. One dead, five injured in sartell paper mill explosion, fire. Explosion at the deridder pulp and paper mill wednesday, jan 29 2020 an updated safety video that includes findings and recommendations from the csbs investigation into the february 8, 2017, explosion at the packaging corporation of americas deridder, louisiana, pulp and paper mill. Sartell a task force studying land use for the former verso mill is requesting a threemonth extension to a moratorium on development for the citys riverfront industrially zoned areas. There was an explosion at the verso paper mill in sartell minnesota. The waste was then sent to the cookers for deinking and bleaching. A sartell paper mill that has been closed since a may explosion has been sold, though it wasnt clear tuesday what the buyers plan to do with it. Portland, maine ap an explosion at a paper mill in maine shook the ground wednesday and produced a plume of black smoke that was.
Verso sold its paper mill in sartell, minnesota, in 20 after an explosion and fire at the plant on memorial day. Verso says sartell paper mill will not reopen wcco cbs. Animation of april 26, 2018, explosion and fire at the husky energy refinery in superior, wisconsin. International paper officials have released more details about what may have caused the jan. Sartell its been over six years since the deadly explosion of the verso paper corp. Amy klobuchar and other lawmakers, vowed to use his clout to bring jobs back to the verso site.
Verso paper comments on explosion and fire at sartell mill. The explosion and fire at the verso paper mill on memorial day 2012 triggered a massive 10day fire response event supported by 92 fire departments from across minnesota. Verso paper updates status of sartell mill following. Dayton, officials pledge support for sartell in wake of. Jerry raymond gave the sartell city council an update. Victim in sartell paper mill fire identified wcco cbs minnesota. The sartell mill art project was born out of a desire held by community members to memorialize the plant, its former employees and its importance to. The blast rocked the androscoggin mill in jay, in central maine, around noon, state police spokesman. Fifty workers were inside sartell s verso paper mill when something exploded in the warehouse just before 11. People in jay, maine, are cleaning wood fiber off roads and lawns after a large explosion at the pixelle paper mill. No one hurt the operators of a paper mill in maine say no one was injured in an explosion that shook the. In order to comply with legislation impacting users of this site who are under 16 years of age, we need to know your birthdate.
Updated bp texas city animation on the 15th anniversary of the explosion. Luckily nobody was killed or severely injured but the potential economic damage could linger if the mill stays offline too long. Verso mill explosion rocks sartell wcco cbs minnesota. Sartell a oneyear moratorium could put redevelopment on hold at the former verso paper mill site while a task force determines if regulatory changes.
Victim in sartell paper mill fire identified wcco cbs. William cohen is the manager of communications and public. In the sorting room, paper clips and staples were removed. Sartell as the former verso paper mill is slowly dismantled, a piece of the sartell s history is revealed four yellowbrick buildings constructed more than 100 years ago still stand at the site. The sartell paper mill, officially the verso paper sartell mill, was a paper mill. Crews have started demolishing the former verso paper mill in sartell. A large fire was burning in sartell monday afternoon after an explosion at a paper mill. A monument to the sartell paper mill is installed friday, may 26, at sartell veterans park. Fire crews will try to get into the verso paper plant today in hopes of finally stopping the flames. Something stunning happens at 60 mph inside the upm blandin paper mill. Ap one person was killed monday and five were injured in an explosion that caused a large fire at a paper mill in sartell. One person was killed and at least four others injured after the explosion. The sartell mill functional art project will be implemented based on careful research of both materials and historical relevance of the verso paper mill.
Representatives from the fire department, sauk rapids police. Verso paper will not reopen sartell paper mill in minnesota veros paper mill in sartell, minnesota on may 28th was heavily damaged by an explosion and fire. Preliminary assessment indicates substantial damage requiring several months to repair. The monument features a silhouette of the mill and gears salvaged after the explosion in 2012. One person was killed and at least four others injured after the explosion sparked a large fire, eventually shuttering the mill. Cleanup continues at the verso paper mill in sartell, after the memorial day explosion and fire. Sartell looks to extend former verso mill moratorium. On memorial day, 2012, an explosion ripped through the verso paper mill causing the death of one worker and injury to several others. Demolition of former paper mill begins twin cities. Paper industry shrinks as demand thins the denver post.
Sartell firefighters attempt to access inside of verso. Jay, maine ap an explosion at a paper mill in maine shook the ground wednesday and produced a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles around, but didnt appear to. The sartell paper mill, officially the verso paper sartell mill, was a paper mill located in the city of sartell in the u. Knsi one person was killed and five others injured as a large explosion tore through a portion of sartell s verso paper mill monday, sparking a fire that brought fire crews from several area departments to battle the blaze, sartell city leaders said. Video captures massive paper mill explosion in maine. The remnants will be repurposed to artful park features. Officials said that 50yearold jon maus of albany, minn. Emergency officials are responding after a paper mill exploded in maine on wednesday april 15.
Sartell city council to decide future of verso paper corp. Paper clip a few paper clips of different colors coated in a mix of plastic. According to a dispatcher with stearns county, a number of fire crews have responded to the scene. Injuries have been reported, but they do not know the number or severity. Structural damage limiting fire suppression efforts at mill. Authorities said that there were no reports of casualties or injuries. Verso paper will not reopen sartell paper mill in minnesota. She was on facebook, and the timeline was erupting with images and accounts of an explosion at the verso paper mill one of sartell s main industry for over one hundred years. Wcco authorities have identified the person killed in mondays explosion and fire at a paper mill in central minnesota. Regis paper company in 1947, and lastly as verso paper sartell mill, and dezurik water controls, whose valve production plant is located in sartell. Broll footage of the sartell, mn verso paper mill fire that was shot on the other side of the mississippi river.
Officials say power failure behind ip mill explosion. Paper mill explosion in jay, maine produces plume of black smoke. Mark dayton and other government officials said friday that they will pledge support for the city of sartell after verso paper corp. The mill which opened in 1905, and closed in 2012 after a tragic explosion is being torn down.
This explosion also led to the permanent closure of the mill. Fire crews have the verso paper mill fire 95% contained, but they still cant get to the seat of the fire because of structural problems with the building. One person was killed monday and at least five others were injured in an explosion that caused a large fire at. Tjx to furlough thousands of workers due to coronavirus. Download windows video download quicktime video download real player video.
I worked at the sartell paper mill for more than 35 years when there was an. Verso to sell bucksport mill, power plant to metal. Part of the paper mill was destroyed in an explosion and. On wednesday afternoon, a part of the mill that produces pulp, called a digester, exploded. Portland, maine ap an explosion at a paper mill in maine shook the ground wednesday and produced a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles around, but it appeared no one was injured. Sauk rapids herald october 20 edition by star publications issuu.