Source: https://www.jsonline.com/, October 20, 2022
By: Laura Schulte

A fire at a Michigan paper mill that jumped to a nearby warehouse caused a release of toxic “forever chemicals” into the Menominee River last week, likely impacting the drinking water for residents in Marinette.

The fire started at a 70-acre warehouse space belonging to Resolute Forest Products on Oct. 6, and eventually jumped over to a warehouse leased by Johnson Controls for storage. The fire burned for several days, and could be extinguished fully by Saturday, according to officials. The plant is idled and is not expected to be able to resume production this month as large parts of the mill were completely destroyed and will have to be rebuilt. Read more.