Article: IN BRIEF.(Main)

Byline: NEW MEXICAN WIRE SERVICES

In brief

3 killed in paper mill explosion

TOMAHAWK, Wis. -- A storage tank explosion at a northern Wisconsin paper mill Tuesday killed three workers, the company that owns the mill said.

Packaging Corp. of America confirmed the deaths in a news release.

Capt. Mike Drury of the nearby Merrill Fire Department said the tank that exploded was used to store a product used to make paper at the mill, which is part of a large complex spread over several blocks.

Packaging Corp. of America, which makes containerboard and corrugated packaging products, operates four paper mills and 67 ...

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