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Fire at Paper Mill Warehouse, Menominee, WI

701 4th Ave, Menominee, MI 49858, USA | 2022-Oct-08

Initial Notification: On 8 October 2022, the NOAA SSC received a notification from U.S.EPA about a fire at the Resolute Forest Products Paper Mill warehouse located in Menominee, Wisconsin. The fire began on 6 October due to unknown causes. At the time, no products were requeted. On 10 October 2022, U.S. EPA again contacted the NOAA SSC and requested a trajectory to assist with water quality monitoring of surface waters in the Menominee River for PFAS firefighting foam.

Incident Details
Primary threat:Chemical
Latitude (approximate): 45° 6.03′ North
Longitude (approximate): 87° 36.66′ West