A fire early Thursday at the site of the former Blue Heron paper mill is expected to smolder for the next 24 to 48 hours, possibly sending smoke and ash over Oregon City, officials said. Regulators with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said the fire did not pose a risk to river and air quality.
OREGON CITY, Ore. — Firefighters are responding to a large fire at the old Blue Heron paper mill on Main Street in Oregon City. A large plume of smoke can be seen in the area.
A fire, called in at about 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the former Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City, has closed Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, Main Street and Oregon Highway 99E. The Oregon Department of Transportation says 99E is closed in both directions from Oregon City to just north of Canby.
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