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Lumber mill consumed by blaze
Posted: 08.16.2012 at 9:44 AM
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NEWBERRY -- Crews remained at the scene of a business fire in Newberry on Thursday morning.

The fire was at the Besse Forest Lumber Mill, on East Victory Way. A logging truck operator making a delivery saw the smoke and called central dispatch around 1:30 Thursday morning.

The building is a total loss, but at this time there have been no reports of any injuries. The cause of the fire has not been determined yet.

Assisting the Newberry Fire Department were crews from Columbus, Garfield, and Portage Townships.

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