Five Pumpers and 21 Firefighters Respond to Resolute Fire

THUNDER BAY – On November 20, 2017 , at approximately 3:30 pm, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Service responded to the Resolute Saw Mill for a fire involving the heating system for the lumber drying kilns.
A total response of five pumpers and an aerial ladder, carrying twenty-one firefighters responded.
A power failure to the mill caused the circulating pump for the hot oil from the boiler to stop functioning. The circulating system was over pressured and the oil caught fire. The sprinkler s