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Past Fire at Longview Mill Suggests Maintenance Cutbacks
Investigators said reduced upkeep on aging conveyor equipment likely contributed to the blaze, which caused at least $3.5 million in damage, records show.
Three years before a deadly tank rupture at a Longview pulp and paper mill, a fire lasting several days raised concerns that the owner had scaled back maintenance at the decades-old facility. Read more...