Fire reported at Schoolcraft County paper mill

Public Radio 90, WNMU | By Nicole Walton

Published April 12, 2021 at 6:57 AM EDT

MANISTIQUE, MI-- Fire has damaged the UP Paper mill in Manistique.

WLUC-TV says Manistique Public Safety officers were called to the mill Saturday around 10:30 a.m. The fire apparently started in a paper machine and spread to the roof. It’s unknown how much damage the flames caused.

UP Paper purchased the former Manistique Paper Mill and began operations in 2016. It operates a single kraft paper machine with capacity of up to 120,000 tons.

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Nicole Walton

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.

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