Incident at Mill Sends Girl to Hospital

A 15-year-old girl was sent to hospital with serious injuries, including burns to her body, following an incident at the AbitibiBowater Fort Frances mill last night.

OPP says emergency crews were called to the mill around 10:30 p.m. where they found the girl in a fenced-off area near a power transformer.

Exactly how the girl became injured or why she was in the restricted area have not been revealed.

The Electrical Safety Authority and Ministry of Labour are assisting police with the investigation.