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Fire at the mill

A helicopter drops water on a fire at Tolko Industries sawmill in Armstrong, B.C., on Sunday.
Mill Fire 20100711
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A helicopter drops water on a fire at Tolko Industries sawmill in Armstrong, B.C., on Sunday. An evacuation order was lifted Monday after forcing nearly 300 people from their homes in Armstrong, located about 70 kilometres north of Kelowna. Later in the day officials said the fire was under control and all alerts were over. Tolko spokeswoman Sherri Greeno it would be several days before the mill is operating again.