Local CFA brigades attended a fire at Walkers sawmill in Corryong on Friday night which destroyed electrical equipment, necessary for the production of kindling.
Two on-site mill workers heard a series of popping noises, similar to gunshots, around 10.30pm before noticing flames coming from the main processing area.
Another employee joined them to fight the blaze before fire fighters arrived to extinguish it.
The cause of the fire will not be known until a forensic examination is completed by fire investigators.
The sawmill stopped timber production late last year following the Victorian government’s decision to bring forward the end of native timber harvesting to January 1, 2024.
It has been producing bags of kindling since.
This article appeared in the Corryong Courier, 4 April 2024.
