Date: February 22, 2022
Location: Spartansburg, Pennsylvania (USA)
Address: 409 Main Street, 16434
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Lumber Processing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Silo
Company: Clear Lake Lumber Inc.
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Clear Lake Lumber Inc. is a family owned lumber and timber services mill located in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania. Its 50,000-sq.ft facility processes logs for use as mulch, pulp for paper, and other products.
Incident Description:
On February 22, 2022, Erie News Now reported a fire at a lumber processing plant in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.
Firefighters were called to the scene around 9:00 a.m. after a silo filled with sawdust caught on fire.
Crews doused the structure with water for nearly three hours until it was under control.
The original fire broke out the previous Friday, at around 1:30 a.m. It started in a boiler room and spread to a shed filled with wood. Both structures were torn down, leaving behind charred wood and debris.
The damage is extensive, but no one was injured.
Sources:
Erie News Now
