Fire Damages Old Paper Mill
Posted/updated on: October 29, 2010 at 2:33 am
LUFKIN — Fire has damaged the old Abitibi paper mill at Lufkin. Firefighters from Lufkin and area volunteer fire departments brought the blaze on Highway 103 east under control around 1:00 yesterday afternoon. Investigators say a demolition crew was cutting pipes in a building of the plant around 9:00 Wednesday morning. It is thought smoldering embers finally caught fire shortly after 11:30. There were no injuries.
