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Posted: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:58 AM




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Sawdust pile burning at Port of Longview

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) -- Firefighting agencies from Washington and Oregon are working together to put out a sawdust pile fire at the Port of Longview.

KGW-TV (http://bit.ly/pggH0v ) reports emergency crews were called to the port around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.

Fire Chief Jay Tappan of Columbia River Fire & Rescue in Oregon says it's hard to tell how long the fire at Longview Fibre will burn. He says It could smolder for a few days. There have been no reports of injuries.

Longview Fibre's sawdust is used as pulp for manufacturing paper products.

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Information from KGW-TV: http://www.kgw.com/

Copyright 2011 The AP.

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