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BioPower Fire Quickly Controlled

No injuries reported following a fire at BioPower in Atikokan.

Company officials says it broke out around 7 pm, yesterday, in the wood yard near a hydro line.

The flames spread to the forest at the north side of the mill.

The firefighters were eventually able to gain control.

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