Escanaba dock fire update

Posted: 08.05.2010 at 4:32 PM

Read more: Local, Escanaba, Fire, Docks

Investigation ongoing

ESCANABA -- Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the debris fire at the coal docks Wednesday afternoon in Escanaba.

Escanaba Public Safety says a pile of old railroad ties caught on fire around 4 p.m.

Ford River Township Volunteer Fire Department assisted on the scene. Crews battled the blaze for over two hours.

Officials say no one was injured and no structures were damaged.

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