The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service from the Dunes and Clairmont Stations responded to a reported fire in the International Paper wood room building at approximately 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Photo / Sandy Eggleston. Crux provides issues and action focussed public interest journalism to the Southern Lakes District of New Zealand.The site is owned by the not for profit Crux Media Trust. Fire fighters exit the paper mill building at Mataura on Monday. The bird or birds involved was likely to be a goose or a flock of larger birds, he said. "We have approximately 8,500 tonnes stored there at the moment. 478 views. The fire is now out.Police can now release the names of those who died following a four-vehicle crash on State Highway 6 near Makarewa…Fancy a dip? They add that with high winds on Saturday, they believe embers blew off the chip pile, which also ignited several small spot fires in the area.“An immediate call for additional resources and prompt action by the International Paper Fire Brigade prevented further damage to the wood room, spread in the chip pile area and further extension resulting from spot fires,” said Jason Nesbitt, Regional Fire Service Deputy Chief. "A Kana St resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said her children were freaked out.“He said get back inside, there’s a fire at the paper mill.”She had lived there for three years and said they needed to fear for their lives with the substance being stored there.“Especially with the floods, it’s dangerous to have it stored in the middle of a little town.”A Fenz spokeswoman earlier said access to the site was difficult and through a small manhole, and firefighters were waiting on a caretaker to arrive to get access and determine the extent of the blaze.In a press release police said the blaze was "large".Sort out the Dross action group spokeswoman Laurel Turnbull said the fire was under control and it did not present any risk to the public. A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were responding to a fire inside the building on Kana Street, which was reported about 1.40pm. The fire is on the floor underneath the premix, approximately 30 metres away. The concerns were heightened when the area was flooded in February.The dross, a byproduct of aluminium manufacture at the Tiwai Point smelter, could produce poisonous ammonia gas if it came into contact with water.It is stored in a former paper mill beside the Mataura River; community fears about the dross have been heightened by floods in the town in 2018 and in February this year. 798 views. The fire is at the hydro outfall, which used to power the paper mill, but is not the part of the site where the premix is stored. "I'm aware that there is a fire - it is on the hydro which generates electricity at the mill, so it is over the back of the mill, beside the river.There was an "awful lot of smoke" which was made to look worse by the strong winds.She said it was scary for people every time something happened at the plant. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said access to the site was difficult and through a small manhole, and firefighters were waiting on a caretaker to arrive to get access and determine the extent of the blaze. The paper mill is where large amounts of aluminium waste known as ouvea premix, from the Tiwai Point Smelter, is stored. 3 minutes to read . Fire and Emergency is attending a fire at the Old Paper Mill in Mataura. It was closed earlier today due to a fire at the former Mataura paper mill. Minister of Health Chris Hipkins and Deputy Director-General of Health Robyn Shearer are giving an upate on the latest on… News. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY "The building is right next to the site [where the premix is stored] but it has some kind of separation between. "There is currently no danger of the fire getting near where the ouvea premix is stored.The fire currently covers a 10sqm area, in the hydro generator. A fire has broken out at the former Paper Mill building in Mataura, where toxic aluminium waste is stored. More than 30 firefighters are in attendance. “It certainly wasn’t a sparrow.’’ “The regional fire service has an excellent working relationship with International Paper and regularly visits the site for familiarization and training. UPDATE: Fire and Emergency is attending a fire at the Old Paper Mill in Mataura. By doing these pre-planning events, our service and regional partners are prepared to respond to any type of emergency at the International Paper Pulp Mill.”The County Fire Marshall is investigating the cause of the fire.We strive to achieve the highest ethical standards in all that we do. No injuries were reported after a fire broke out at the International Paper pulp mill south of Grande Prairie on Saturday afternoon.The County of Grande Prairie Regional Fire Service from the Dunes and Clairmont Stations responded to a reported fire in the International Paper wood room building at approximately 3:30 p.m. Saturday.Fire services helped the International Paper fire brigade upon arrival with what is being reported as an equipment fire within the wood room, a fire at the top of a chip pile, as well as several outdoor spot fires in the area of the wood room building and chip pad. 798 views. A fire of still undetermined origin engulfs one of the buildings at the International Paper mill in Coosa Saturday night. Covid-19, News. Crux is the issues and action focussed local news site for Queenstown, Wanaka and Central OtagoNational News is brought to you by a partnership between Crux and A fire has broken out at the former Paper Mill building in Mataura, where toxic aluminium waste is stored.A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were responding to a fire inside the building on Kana Street, which was reported about 1.40pm.The paper mill is where large amounts of aluminium waste known as ouvea premix, from the Tiwai Point Smelter, is stored.The waste product can react with water to produce toxic gas, and was threatened by flooding in February.The storage of the waste has been a sore topic for locals, who have been pleading with the government and smelter owner Rio Tinto to have it removed.There are other fires burning around the South Island, including a large uncontrolled bushfire at Aoraki/Mount Cook which has been burning for more than a day, and another fire in scrub and pine on the outskirts of Oamaru.Crux is published under licence by Crux Publishing Ltd.

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