Massive flames engulfed a former veneer and lumber mill Thursday in New Albany.The structure fire was reported before 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Grant Line Road near Beechwood Avenue.WLKY Chopper HD spotted the large plumes of black smoke as the crew was returning to the metro from a previous assignment.Few details have been released from the New Albany Fire Department, except that there was no one inside the structure when it caught fire. No injuries were reported.Flames could be seen ripping through the structure, sending the black smoke high into the air. Chopper HD also caught the moment the roof collapsed from the fire.Firefighters spent much of the early-evening hours working to contain the blaze.Sources tell WLKY that the structure used to be StemWood Corp., a veneer and lumber mill that shut down in 2015, according to Louisville Business First.According to the most recent update in February, there were plans to redevelop the site into an apartment complex. One developer planned to invest up to $25 million on the project, but no additional updates had been released on the redevelopment.Firefighters have not said what caused the blaze.
Massive flames engulfed a former veneer and lumber mill Thursday in New Albany.
The structure fire was reported before 6:30 p.m. Thursday on Grant Line Road near Beechwood Avenue.
WLKY Chopper HD spotted the large plumes of black smoke as the crew was returning to the metro from a previous assignment.
Few details have been released from the New Albany Fire Department, except that there was no one inside the structure when it caught fire. No injuries were reported.
Flames could be seen ripping through the structure, sending the black smoke high into the air. Chopper HD also caught the moment the roof collapsed from the fire.
Firefighters spent much of the early-evening hours working to contain the blaze.
Sources tell WLKY that the structure used to be StemWood Corp., a veneer and lumber mill that shut down in 2015, according to Louisville Business First.
According to the most recent update in February, there were plans to redevelop the site into an apartment complex. One developer planned to invest up to $25 million on the project, but no additional updates had been released on the redevelopment.
Firefighters have not said what caused the blaze.
