Firemen damping down the smouldering waste paper at Burnley Paper Mill

Fire swept through bales of waste paper at Burnley Paper Mill on Monday night causing £50,000 worth of damage. The fire destroyed 1,400 tons of waste paper. Mr. Vivian Derwent director and mill manager said “It looked really bad”. He said almost three-quarters of the mill’s waste paper stock had been lost. Luckily firemen and members of the workforce managed to isolate the fire from the buildings. “The workforce did a marvellous job. We are not sure how it started but the Police think it may be arson. It is the contamination of the water which is the main problem,” said Mr. Derwent.