PLYMOUTH, NC (From news reports) -- A fire at the Domtar facility located in Plymouth on Sunday, August 3 was successfully extinguished. The blaze broke out on the wood yard chip conveyor and the structures supporting it, according to a social media post by the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department. Crews cleared the scene around 3 p.m.
Fire departments from Plymouth, Roper, Mid-County, Creswell, Pungo River, Jamesville Community Volunteer Fire Department, Griffen Township, Williamston Fire/Rescue/EMS, Bear Grass, NC Forestry, Washington-Tyrrell County EMS, and Jamesville EMS responded to the scene.
No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire has not yet been released. The Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department expressed gratitude for all departments that came to assist with this fire.
While the fire is expected to set back mill operations, the Plymouth Volunteer Fire Department noted, "It could have been a lot worse had it not been for the fine work by all these agencies working together."
Domtar's Plymouth Mill, located in North Carolina's Inner Banks off the Roanoke River, produces softwood fluff pulp used in adult incontinence products, baby diapers, and absorbent hygiene products.
