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Two blasts have rocked saw mills in B.C. in recent times. One in January leveled the Babine Mill (Burns Lake), the other in April destroyed Lakeland Mills (Prince George).

Two blasts have rocked saw mills in B.C. In both cases, unfortunately, there were casualties. And in both cases, the blasts were apparently due to sawdust. In both cases official inquiries are still ongoing In both cases official inquiries are still ongoing, but the media have been filled with hypotheses and discussions. Reportedly (Globe and Mail, April 27th) “the B.C. Government waited until the second catastrophe this week to issue province-wide guidelines, inspection regimes, deadlines and, possibly, new regulations”.…