News Briefs: Fire at Minnesota Plant Causes 'Catastrophic Damage'

A fire inside the biosolids building of a wastewater treatment plant in Northfield, Minnesota, resulted in catastrophic damage, according to the city’s public works director. He told Northfield News normal operations could take as long as a year to resume, and that repairs could be in the $5 million range. In the meantime, the city is trucking its solid waste to neighboring communities for processing, which could cost as much as $1 million. While insurance should cover most of the repair work, the city’s liability in the matter hasn’t been determined yet and investigation into the fire is ongoing.