A building at the closed Smurfit-Stone Mill near Frenchtown was blown up on Feb. 1 as a part of the Mills deconstruction. The old mill site is under EPA investigation for contaminants which could leach into the Clark Fork River. (Photo courtesy of the Frenchtown Rural Volunteer Fire Department)
February 21, 2018
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February 21, 2018 11:53 a.m.
Building blown up at old Smurfit-Stone Mill site as deconstruction continues
Explosions could be heard for miles around near the old Smurfit-Stone Mill site located 11 miles northwest of Missoula. Crews set off the explosives to remove one of the buildings being deconstructed on the site on Feb. 1.