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Fire destroys B.C. sawmill, leaves planer intact

March 24, 2017 - A fire destroyed the Elite Forest Products sawmill in Malakwa, British Columbia on March 9.

The sawmill, located in the Shuswap Lake area, was completely destroyed along with half of the buildings on site, Global News reported.

The planer mill was not damaged.

The sawmill was closed for the winter, but was set to resume operations one day later on March 10. | READ MORE.