Firefighters battle blaze in former Polk County textile mill

ARAGON - More than 100 firefighters converged on this rural northwest Georgia town Tuesday to battle a raging blaze at an old textile mill where wooden pallets were built in recent years. <br> <br> The fire broke out about 5 p.m. and was still burning out of control three and a half hours later. Firefighters from nearby Rockmart and Polk County, and from adjacent counties assisted the Aragon Fire Department at the 102-year-old Aragon mill, said Lisa Patterson of the Polk County sheriff&#39;s dispatch unit. <br> <br> They were trying to keep the blaze from spreading to another building that houses a pillow manufacturing company. <br> <br> The old mill, built in 1900 by the A.D. Julliard company, has been used primarily in the production of textiles throughout its long history. It also housed the Diamond Rug and Carpet Mill.