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MANISTIQUE -- Manistique Public Safety was called out to a fire at the Manistique paper mill Friday afternoon.
The fire at UP Paper, located at 402 West Elk Street in Manistique, broke out shortly before 3:30 p.m. and affected an area used for outside storage. The facility produces kraft paper from recycled corrugated cardboard boxes. While the exact cause of the fire was not known as of press time, it was baled material to be recycled that was ignited at the Number 4 storage pad.
The fire could be seen from the West Lakeshore Drive bridge, which crosses the Manistique River near the mill.
Multiple Delta County fire departments were called to assist at the scene. Among those responding were fire departments from Garden Township, Ensign Township, Nahma Township, and Schoolcraft County's Inwood Township.