Last Friday, a fire broke out in a chip conveyor at the pulp mill in Mönsterås. The cause of the fire is currently unknown. The prevailing wind caused the fire to spread rapidly to the three chip stacks at the mill. Firefighters have battled to contain the fire over the weekend, and the fire is now under control. The fire has not spread, but has been restricted to the chip stacks.
At present, putting out the fire is expected to take a few more days. It is difficult to say with any certainty when production will resume at the mill until the fire has been put out and it is possible to inspect the equipment. We are currently expecting the mill to resume operations within a few weeks. Nobody was injured in the fire.
The sawmill in Mönsterås was also closed due to the fire. Operations at the sawmill are expected to resume midweek.
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