2-alarm blaze hits historic paper mill in Manayunk

The fire was reported shortly after 8:40 p.m. on the roof of the mill located on Venice Island.

Photo from a marketing brochure for PaperWorks Industries Inc.'s former paper mill property on Manayunk's Venice Island.Read moreSVN Concordis Group

Published Jan. 10, 2019, 11:14 p.m. ET

Firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze that erupted Thursday night at the historic PaperWorks mill property in Manayunk

The fire was reported shortly after 8:40 p.m. on the roof of the mill, which is located on Venice Island between the Schuylkill River and Schuylkill Canal.

It was declared under control shortly after 10 p.m. The extent of damage to the building was unclear. No injuries were reported.

The 500,000-square-foot paper mill was the site for nearly two centuries of paper-making. The last employer shuttered operations in early 2017.