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    Sawmill survives kiln fire

    Posted on September 4, 2019

    Thick black smoke blanketed the area and bright orange flames shot as high as a nearby tower Monday afternoon as fire ripped through a drying kiln located on the back side of the local West Fraser sawmill.

    City of Perry, Taylor County and Florida Forest Service firefighting agencies, emergency medical services and local law enforcement officials all responded to a massive blaze at the local West Fraser sawmill Labor Day afternoon.

    The initial call came in at around 4 p.m., and city and county firefighters were among the first to arrive on scene at West Fraser’s “chip-n-saw” mill located at 1509 S. Byron Butler Parkway (U.S. Highway 19).

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