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Chile: Massive Fire at Puente Alto Paper Mill Prompts Evacuation Order 2

A massive structural fire broke out at a paper mill in Puente Alto on Tuesday, March 3, prompting SENAPRED to activate the SAE emergency alert system and order the evacuation of nearby residents. The blaze sent a large plume of smoke visible across Santiago, leading health authorities to issue warnings as multiple fire departments worked to contain the flames.

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Chile: Massive Fire at Puente Alto Paper Mill Prompts Evacuation Order

A massive structural fire broke out at a paper mill in Puente Alto on Tuesday, March 3, prompting SENAPRED to activate the SAE emergency alert system and order the evacuation of nearby residents. The blaze sent a large plume of smoke visible across Santiago, leading health authorities to issue warnings as multiple fire departments worked to contain the flames.

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Young woman ventures into world of washi papermaking

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Photo taken June 21, 2013 shows Yuko Narumi working at the Tenjin paper mill in her hometown of Uchiko in Ehime Prefecture. Narumi once dreamt of becoming an illustration artist but abandoned the pencil and plunged into the ancient craft of making paper by hand, providing new blood to the dying craft.

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Hokuetsu to form business tie-up with Nippon Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) shakes hands with Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura in Tokyo on Sept. 12. Hokuetsu, the recent target of an unsuccessful hostile takeover bid by Japan's largest paper mill Oji Paper Co., said the same day it will consider forming a business tie-up with Nippon Paper Industries Co.

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Hokuetsu to form business tie-up with Nippon Paper

TOKYO, Japan - Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd. President Masaaki Miwa (L) shakes hands with Nippon Paper Group Inc. President Masatomo Nakamura in Tokyo on Sept. 12. Hokuetsu, the recent target of an unsuccessful hostile takeover bid by Japan's largest paper mill Oji Paper Co., said the same day it will consider forming a business tie-up with Nippon Paper Industries Co. (Kyodo)

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Old Japanese paper mill left in ruins on Russia's Sakhalin Island

Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2015, shows a dilapidated former Oji Paper Co. factory in Kholmsk on the west coast of Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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A teahouse at Oji

Although only Nanushi Falls exists at present, Oji was blessed with water during the Meiji Period as shown by the fact that it gained fame for its seven waterfalls. Shibusawa Eiichi realized the value of the land and founded the Shoshi Company here (later the Oji Paper Mill). Ignorant of the dangers of dioxin and other toxins, people relaxing at the restaurants and the teahouses considered the smoke from the factory chimney to be a welcome example of modernization.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐10‐0]

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Papirna Plzen, the former paper mill in the Slovany

The Papirna Plzen - industrial area of the former paper mill in the Slovany district, a truly working interdisciplinary space, which offers desired background to artist and visitors in Pilsen, Czech Republic, June 13, 2017. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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parchment, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, Museum of Paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, paper statue

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny (photo), the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, paper statue

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, hand made paper with watermark of ZEROTIN, Coat of Arms of the Zierotin family

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, hand made paper with watermark of BRITISH PUBLISHING HOUSE

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, hand made paper

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)

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Museum of Paper, sieve with watermark of Anton Schmidt`s Sohne Gross Ullersdorf

National cultural monument Handmade Paper Mill Velke Losiny, the oldest functional hand paper mill in Central Europe, and Museum of Paper (photo) in Velke Losiny, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic, June 5, 2020. (CTK Photo/Libor Sojka)