NEW VINEYARD — An early morning fire Thursday in an outside fuel silo at Maine Wood Turning on Route 27 was contained to the silo, Fire Chief Douglas Churchill said.
The fire started in the silo that holds sawdust and wood chips for the mill’s boiler. About 25 firefighters were called to the mill in the center of New Vineyard next to the town’s Smith Hall at 6:20 a.m., he said.
Mutual aid from Farmington and Strong helped at the scene and Farmington’s ladder truck was used to spray foam into the silo to smother the fire, Churchill said.
There was no estimate of damage although it’s believed to be minimal, he said. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Mill crews were cleaning out the silo when firefighters left by mid-morning and the fuel in the silo was still running the boiler, he said.
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