April 9, 2026 8:04 am
Business, Camas, News 
Karen Roberts of Camas, a former employee of the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill, looks over the aftermath of a controlled fall of a boiler on April 1. The boiler removals are part of the company’s multiyear revitalization project. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
A worker reopens the road in front of the site of the controlled boiler fall at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill on Wednesday morning. The project required detours on portions of Sixth and Seventh avenues, which were temporarily closed before, during and a few minutes after the demolition. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Drivers pass the site of the controlled boiler fall at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill after the road was reopened Wednesday morning. Several bystanders, city of Camas workers and Georgia-Pacific staff watched the fall from afar. It took only about 10 seconds for the boiler to crash down. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Contractors removed a recovery boiler using a controlled fall Wednesday morning at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill. A controlled fall involves cutting key structural components so heavy equipment can pull the building down, according to an email from Georgia-Pacific. Engineers spent months carefully planning the fall. “The mill continues to employ about 150 people locally,” according to Georgia-Pacific. “The mill is not closing down, and we intend to continue operating it and employing people locally far into the future.” (Photo stills from video contributed by Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill)
Engineers spent months carefully planning Wednesday’s boiler removal at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill. “The mill continues to employ about 150 people locally,” according to Georgia-Pacific. “The mill is not closing down, and we intend to continue operating it and employing people locally far into the future.” (Contributed by Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill)
Contractors removed the Recovery Boiler #4 using a controlled fall Wednesday morning at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill. (Photo still from video courtesy of Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill)
Contractors removed the Recovery Boiler #4 using a controlled fall Wednesday morning at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill. (Photo still from video courtesy of Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill)
Contractors removed the Recovery Boiler #4 using a controlled fall Wednesday morning at the Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill. (Photo still from video courtesy of Georgia-Pacific Camas Mill)
The demolition of a boiler at Georgia-Pacific’s downtown Camas mill unleashed a loud boom and a giant cloud of dust the morning of April 1.
The company has undertaken a multiyear project to remove unused buildings and modernize the papermaking plant. The company demolished another boiler on Feb. 19. Thanks to advances in technology, the mill can do more within a smaller footprint, according to Georgia-Pacific.
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