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Flames cover slash piles Saturday night behind the Aspen Wall Wood mill in Dolores.

Colleen Donley/For the Journal

A fire that erupted Friday in a slash pile behind Aspen Wall Wood in Dolores was still burning Sunday.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

It’s uncertain how the fire started, but officials believe it began deep within the slash pile.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

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Aspen Wall Wood produces paneling for homes and businesses.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

A Saturday snowstorm aided the fire’s containment, said Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Firefighters kept the fire from spreading north into Lost Canyon, according to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Firefighters contained the fire Saturday morning, but it was estimated that it could burn longer.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

A view of the fire from Highway 184. The mill is located at Hay Camp Mesa in Dolores.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

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Aspen Wall Wood Fire

Flames cover slash piles Saturday night behind the Aspen Wall Wood mill in Dolores.

Colleen Donley/For the Journal

A fire that erupted Friday in a slash pile behind Aspen Wall Wood in Dolores was still burning Sunday.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

It’s uncertain how the fire started, but officials believe it began deep within the slash pile.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

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Aspen Wall Wood produces paneling for homes and businesses.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

A Saturday snowstorm aided the fire’s containment, said Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Firefighters kept the fire from spreading north into Lost Canyon, according to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

Firefighters contained the fire Saturday morning, but it was estimated that it could burn longer.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

A view of the fire from Highway 184. The mill is located at Hay Camp Mesa in Dolores.

Erika Alvero/For The Journal

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A fire in massive slash piles behind the Aspen Wall Wood sawmill in Dolores has been 100% contained, but county emergency officials estimated Sunday that it could burn for days – and up to a year if it engulfed a large sawdust pile.