The
Monadnock Paper Mills in Bennington is expecting to be back in business Monday,
after a major electrical fire last week knocked out power to the entire
building.
A three-alarm electrical fire was reported early Wednesday morning in what Bennington Fire Chief Mike Roina said was the most significant fire in Bennington in his 13 years with the department.
While the fire was contained to the electrical room in the basement of the building, the damage knocked out power to the entire operation. The building had been scheduled to shut down operations later that afternoon to complete a regular summer maintenance, and the mill had intended to start up again by mid-July.
A three-alarm electrical fire was reported early Wednesday morning in what Bennington Fire Chief Mike Roina said was the most significant fire in Bennington in his 13 years with the department.
While the fire was contained to the electrical room in the basement of the building, the damage knocked out power to the entire operation. The building had been scheduled to shut down operations later that afternoon to complete a regular summer maintenance, and the mill had intended to start up again by mid-July.
