Date: July 15, 2020
Location: Caddo Parish, Louisiana (USA)
Address: 10912 Providence Road, 1129
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Sawmill (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Providence Sawmill
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
Providence Sawmill does not appear to have a website, but press coverage of the incident suggests that it is a small sawmill operation in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, near Shreveport.
Incident Description:
On July 16, 2020, KSLA reported a fire at a sawmill in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
The incident was called in at 8:42 p.m., according to dispatch records. Twenty units from four Caddo fire districts discovered that the fire was so involved that authorities called for assistance from firefighters in Waskom, Texas. The Sheriff’s Office also had two units responding.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.