Washington Parish firefighters didn't have to travel far to start battling the flames from a sawmill. That's because it's their next door neighbor.
Heavy fire and smoke were visible when crews made the quick response, Asst. Chief Daniel Touchstone told WWLT.
“Found several hydraulic tanks, fuel tanks that were involved. The fire came through the second floor and started spreading,” he added.
About 15 fire department districts responded including St. Tammany and Pearl River. “We had over 40 trucks and 100 firefighters on scene,” Touchstone said.
Firefighters remained on scene as the fire continued to rekindle until about 4 p.m. Monday.
Hood Industries said they are unsure how the fire will impact production at the facility that employs 135.
“They just added a new addition and got it up and running about two weeks ago. I know some of that was involved in the fire,” Touchstone said.
