Plumes of black smoke at Algoma Steel (update, 6 photos)

The fire that ignited late this afternoon in Algoma Steel broke out on company's coal conveyor belt that supplies two coke batteries, Brenda Stenta from Algoma Steel Emergency Services wrote in an email to SooToday.

Algoma Emergency Services crews and City Fire assisted with the fire. The fire has been put out, and people were evacuated. The fire crews remain on the scene to monitor the site. Full email from Stenta follows: Late this afternoon, a fire broke out on our coal conveyor belt that supplies two of our coke batteries. Algoma Emergency Services personnel responded with support from City Fire. Personnel in the area were evacuated, and the fire has been extinguished. Fire crews remain on scene to monitor and douse the site. No one was injured. The company is assessing the extent of damages and time to repair and return to normal coke production.

Source: News Formal (newsformal.com)

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