Coal silo catches fire at International Paper site, officials confirm

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Fire crews responded to a fire at the International Paper site in Georgetown County Saturday, officials confirmed.

At 2:55 p.m., crews responded to the scene and saw heavy black smoke coming from a large coal silo.

Responders deployed handlines and entered the silo finding a heavy fire load on the coal conveyor system, according to Brandon Ellis, emergency service director for Georgetown County…

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