A rail car that toppled over Friday on Resolute Forest Products mill property in Fort Frances has now been emptied and hauled away. Some of it's contents, hydrogen peroxide, spilled, but crews had it contained by Saturday. The chemical is used in the bleaching process at the mill, but officials says it posed no risk to the public at any time. Roads that had been closed during the incident have now been reopened.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Rail Incident Winding Down
A rail car that toppled over Friday on Resolute Forest Products mill property in Fort Frances has now been emptied and hauled away. Some of it's contents, hydrogen peroxide, spilled, but crews had it contained by Saturday. The chemical is used in the bleaching process at the mill, but officials says it posed no risk to the public at any time. Roads that had been closed during the incident have now been reopened.
