Skowhegan firefighters respond to call at Sappi’s Somerset Mill

MORNING SENTINEL • June 29, 2020

Overheating machinery is thought to be the cause of a minor fire at Sappi’s Somerset Mill on Waterville Road. Firefighter Joe Almand of the Skowhegan Fire Department said that crews responded as a precautionary measure when a bearing overheated at the mill, causing concern. By the time the fire department got there, Almand said that the situation was mostly under control.