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Firefighters Battle Large Swift Lumber Blaze (With Photo Gallery)
May 22, 2011
Firefighters from across the area battled a large fire at Swift Lumber in Atmore Sunday afternoon.
Black smoke from the lumber mill fire could be seen from as far away as Walnut Hill just before 3 p.m. Dozens of firefighters from Atmore, Poarch, Nokomis, Flomaton and Walnut Hill battled for hours to completely contain the fire. The major portion of the fire was extinguished within about an hour, but wood chips continued to smolder and burn for hours.
There were no reports of injuries. There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire.
For a NorthEscambia.com photo gallery from the scene, click here.
This was the second fire in the same area of the facility on Swift Mill Road in less than six months. Another fire broke out at the facility in early January of this year; that fire was believed to have been caused by an electrical problem.
Pictured: A Sunday afternoon fire at Swift Lumber in Atmore. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
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6 Responses to “Firefighters Battle Large Swift Lumber Blaze (With Photo Gallery)”
Gloogle – WOOD!!! Duhhhh
What is burning?
Sandra — the articulating ladder belongs to Poarch Creek. It’s an amazing machine.
who does the articulating platform belong to?
Is that an articulating laddertruck? I didnt know anyone around here had one. cool piece of equipment.
GIVING THE LORD PRAISE FOR NO INJURIES…GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME. PRAYING THAT ALL THESE HARD-WORKING PEOPLE STILL HAVE THIER JOBS. THANK-YOU TO ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT RESPONDED.