Wreckage smolders after an explosion at the Jay paper mill Wednesday. The explosion shook the ground and produced a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles around.

A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay about noon Wednesday ripped apart the plant owned by Pixelle Specialty Paper Solutions.

A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay about noon Wednesday ripped apart the plant owned by Pixelle Specialty Paper Solutions.

A satellite image shows the Androscoggin Mill in Jay before the April 15 explosion.

A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay about noon Wednesday ripped apart the plant owned by Pixelle Specialty Paper Solutions.

A massive explosion at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay about noon Wednesday ripped apart the plant owned by Pixelle Specialty Paper Solutions.

An explosion Wednesday at the Androscoggin Mill in Jay damaged part of the paper making plant.

One of two LifeFlight helicopters lands in in the Jay Shopping Plaza on Wednesday afternoon.

An explosion was seen at the paper mill in Jay.