Operator Room at Former Appvion Catches Fire

A fire broke out at the former Appvion Paper mill in Roaring Spring on Friday, July 26, around 7:30 p.m.

Fire Chief James Musselman of Friendship Fire Company No 1 Inc. of Roaring Spring said the incident happened at the rear section of the building.

The fire was located in an addition to the main structure, in the operator room for the trundle, which he described as a long tube that spins.

Musselman said that there were computers in that room, and while there are portions of the building that still have power, there is none where the fire occurred.

"There was a human factor and involvement -...