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Combustible Dust Incident Report

2017

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Report SummaryPurpose:The goal of this report is to increase awareness of combustible dust hazards and encourage adoption of prevention and protection practices.

Recorded Incidents:

*An effort was made to identify incidents where industrial powder was not the main fuel and move these to “Related Incidents”. When combustible dust could not be ruled out, the incident was left as a “Combustible Dust Incident” (CDI) and included in the analysis given herein.

Note on Methods:This report was compiled using the News feature of Google search andkeywords such as “Dust Explosion” and “Combustible Dust”.

Note on Completeness:Due to reliance on third-party news agencies, incomplete articles, andGoogle search, the author makes no warranties or guarantees on theaccuracy or completeness of information given in this document.

Thank You to our Sponsors:This incident reporting is made possible through the support of our paid sponsors. See a list of all sponsors on Page 17.

“For a long time, people were saying that most accidents were due to human error and this is true in a sense but it’s not very helpful. It’s a bit like saying that falls are due to gravity”

- Dr. Trevor Kletz

Combustible Dust Incidents* Related Incidents

Fires

Explosions

Injuries

Fatalities

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“The piece of equipment which was on fire was designed with ‘blow out’ panels which allowed a smaller explosion but reduce the

chances of a catastrophic explosion.”

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“The fire was so intense that most of the alu-minum dust burned before it splashed onto

the ground. Taylor says the near-molten metal burned a hole approximately 4 feet in

diameter in the ground.”


http://www.wbay.com/content/news/No-firefighters-hurt-after-coal-dust-explosion-at-Green-Bay-plant-420091314.html

http://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/mfd-battles-aluminum-dust-fire/article_1f8ba89a-29cd-11e7-9963-2b502f588879.html


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England

Food Processing

Silos

”They then climbed on the silo to spray water into it but a spark caused a

combustion that lead to an explosion […]. This is the fourth time the silo has caught

fire in the past three months.”


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“A source confirmed that the girls were shooting a music video in the city of

Namyangju when combustible dust got too close to the lightning, causing a small

explosion.”


http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/firemen-injured-following-silo-explosion-in-ipoh#XjceIkRsS0BMGR4s.97

https://www.soompi.com/2017/03/12/explosion-occurs-oh-girls-music-video-set/


Materials & IndustriesCombustible Materials

“The findings indicate that an explosive atmosphere was created by a combination of off-gasses normally

produced in the pulping process and air introduced to maintain pressure while

the vessel was not in operation.”


Processing Industries

“The homeowner said she had used baby powder to smother ants on the second

story. The powder came in contact with a space heater and ignited.”


“Metal dust on the ceiling of the building caused the fire to spread, damaging some

of the roof.”


http://www.explosionhazards.co.uk/international-paper-plant-explosion/

http://www.king5.com/news/local/baby-powder-ignites-fire-in-bremerton/427030006

http://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2017/07/15/crews-battle-early-morning-roof-fire/481672001/


Equipment & CausesEquipment

“What it really came down to wasmechanical failure on one of the

components on the grain handlingequipment”


“That process of moving a large amount of material through pipes creates static electricity, so that’s a problem they’re

battling on a regular basis. I’m not saying that’s what occurred here, but that’s

what we’re continuing to concentrate our investigation on”


“Firefighting efforts were complicated by the large amount of sawdust inside the ductwork and equipment, which,

according to one witness, is as flammable as gunpowder.”


“A saw blade became dislodged from its spindle, causing sparks and pieces of hot metal to enter a dust collection system. Sawdust was then ignited in

the equipment’s collection containers. Employees noticed the smoke and

opened the container, causing a small dust explosion that injured the workers. The resulting fire completely destroyed

the building,”


“The equipment is used to contain dust from the production of rubber products

from the business, which is suctioned from the building into the machines. As the dust material is very fine, it tends to

be highly combustible”


http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Fire-pushes-operations-back-50-percent-for-Taylor-ND-business-413212143.html

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/erlanger/perfetti-van-melle-factory-fire-closes-road-near-cincinnati-airport

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/08/31/cgb-firefighters-battle-smoldering-blaze-for-hours-in-triple-digit-temperatures/#.WkLnYlQ-d6B

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Collector-Fire-Destroys-Cabinet-Production-Facility-07-25-2017

http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9e353f50-f393-11e6-a27a-e7cd9367a1fa.html

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Date Company Location Type Fuel Inj. Fat.

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NPR of America, Inc.Advantage ManufacturingCatalina CylindersWitzenmannVehicle Service GroupKawasaki TennesseeAmerican MSC Inc.IWM InternationalAmerican MSC Inc.Reiloy Westland Corp.Global TitaniumArcelor MittalTenneco PlantStephens Metal ProductsAmerican Sunroof Co.Nemak USA Facility

Grand Haven, MICo Springs, COOrng. County, CATroy, MIMadison, INMorristown, TNTroy, MIHanover, PATroy, MIMaize, KSDetroit, MIBurns Harbor, INSmithville, TNYakima, WABowling Grn., KYDickson, TN

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Dust CollectorNo DetailsNo DetailsDust CollectorDust CollectorDust CollectorDust CollectorRoof RaftersDust CollectorDust CollectorMachine/StorageControl RoomVent. SystemDust CollectorNo DetailsNo Details

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsFilter FireNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsWeldingNo DetailsSaw SparksNo Details

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AUTOMOTIVE & METAL WORKING SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 16 | EXPLOSIONS: 3 | FIRES: 13| INJURIES: 0 | FATALITIES: 0|


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Paterson GrainSoutwest Grain Coop.Dakota Mill & GrainRitzville Warehouse Co.Hereford Grain Corp.Temco LLC.Bunge N. American, Inc.Frontier CooperativeDunkerton Co-opThresher Artisan WheatKalama ExportFrench Camp Grain Co.ADM MillingGuadalupe Grain Inc.No DetailsHunter Grain ElevatorFarmAg Valley Co-Op

Prelate, SATaylor, NDBelle Fourche, SDEdwall, WAHereford, TXKalama, WAHomer, ILMead, NEDunkerton, IAPocatello, IDKalma, WAFrench Camp, CABeech Grove, INSeguin, TXOsceola Cty, FLHunter, OKSwitz City, INEdison, NE

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GrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainWheatGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainGrainFertilizer

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Grain ElevatorGrain ElevatorGrain ElevatorGrain BinGrain ElevatorGrain ElevatorGrain BinRail LoadoutGrain BinGrain ElevatorGrain ElevatorNo DetailsSiloNo DetailsSiloGrain ElevatorGrain BinElevator

Cause

No DetailsMechanical FailureOverheated BeltPower LineNo DetailsNo DetailsFan MotorHot BearingNo DetailsOverheated BeltOverheated RollerNo DetailsConveyor Blt. Align.WeldingNo DetailsNo DetailsFailed StructureNo Details

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CDI Data (North America)

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Collector-Explosion-Fire-Forces-Plant-Evacuation-01-24-2017

http://aluminiumplantsafety.blogspot.ca/2017/02/metal-shavings-caught-fire-and-spread.html

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/fire-744950-grove-business.html

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20170406/cause-of-fire-at-industrial-building-in-troy-under-investigation

http://953wiki.com/local-article/dust-collector-fire-lanier-drive-manufacture/

http://www.citizentribune.com/news/local/mfd-battles-aluminum-dust-fire/article_1f8ba89a-29cd-11e7-9963-2b502f588879.html

http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20170602/troy-business-catches-fire-no-injuries-reported

http://www.eveningsun.com/story/news/2017/07/15/crews-battle-early-morning-roof-fire/481672001/

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Filter-Fire-Forces-Evacuation-of-Auto-Parts-Plant-07-21-2017

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Building-catches-fire-in-Maize-436319303.html

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/07/25/metal-fire-detroit-sand-rock-salt/104001794/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2017-09-26/fire-damages-arcelormittals-northwest-indiana-steel-mill

http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/ventilation-system-at-tenneco-plant-catches-fire

http://kimatv.com/news/local/stephens-metal-products-fire-damages-dust-collection-equipment

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/fire-damages-former-sunroof-factory-on-tobacco-road/article_5ca805b4-e5b8-57f4-a572-174ea409f5fc.html

http://fox17.com/news/local/fire-reported-at-aluminum-facility-in-dickson

http://www.krem.com/news/local/clearwater-county/cedar-mill-in-weippe-catches-fire/471292222

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Collector-Fire-Forces-Evacuation-of-Metals%20Firm-11-20-2017

http://www.isssource.com/dust-blast-forces-workers-to-evac-mi-plant/

http://www.koaa.com/story/34400569/industrial-fire-on-fillmore-street

http://madisoncourier.com/Content/News/News/Article/Fire-forces-VSG-evacuation/178/961/102837

http://globalnews.ca/news/3217277/homes-evacuated-in-prelate-sask-after-grain-elevator-fire/

http://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Fire-pushes-operations-back-50-percent-for-Taylor-ND-business-413212143.html

http://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/updated-firefighters-knock-down-fire-at-dakota-mill-and-grain/article_4ec7d91e-f3ac-11e6-b47c-07b427b7c3aa.html

http://www.krem.com/news/local/lincoln-county/grain-elevator-collapses-with-1-million-of-wheat-inside/422889804

http://amarillo.com/local-news/news/2017-04-17/hereford-grain-elevator-fire-forces-evacuations

http://katu.com/news/local/temco-grain-elevator-catches-fire-in-kalama-cowlitz-county

http://foxillinois.com/news/local/report-crews-respond-to-fire-in-homer

http://www.wahoo-ashland-waverly.com/news/frontier-grain-dust-explosion-results-in-no-injuries/article_ab6632ba-5dd3-11e7-bf85-537d4b374338.html

http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Emergency-responders-at-scene-of-explosion-in-Dunkerton-425793544.html

http://idahostatejournal.com/news/local/update-pocatello-grain-elevator-fire-has-been-contained-no-evacuations/article_56117480-0a86-5844-818d-de0b2e6a6937.html

http://tdn.com/news/local/crews-battle-kalama-grain-fire/article_d799aae0-ecd8-5272-b1e8-af47ef27edb5.html

http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article160409594.html

http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2017/07/indianapolis-in-grain-silo-fire.html

http://seguingazette.com/news/article_1a55705e-69c9-11e7-b1f7-4317333ed0b0.html

http://www.9and10news.com/2017/07/21/developing-osceola-co-barn-on-fire/

http://www.enidnews.com/news/updated-firefighters-battle-blaze-inside-hunter-grain-elevator/article_4d24cd4c-73d1-11e7-89c5-8301da972031.html

http://leaderpost.com/saskatchewan/pretty-sad-day-fire-destroys-saskatchewan-villages-grain-elevator

http://www.myhighplains.com/news/grain-elevator-fire-in-hereford/693131896

https://www.wthr.com/article/collapsing-corn-bin-bursts-into-flames-on-greene-county-farm

http://journaltimes.com/news/local/sunday-silo-fire-battled-in-the-town-of-norway/article_9f063080-cd80-5245-878d-6a17db4a9c22.html

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No DetailsNicholson & Edward GrainGrain ElevatorFarm in DahlenburgGonya Farms Inc.Woolwich Timber BarnFarmSmiley Farm Inc.No DetailsHayward SiloNo DetailsScoular Grain ElevatorLindy Livestock & FeedingNo DetailsFarmFarmFarmFarmFarmFarm

Norway, WIPrimghar, IARoxbury, KSReynolds, INBallville, OHWoolwich, ONVictor, MTGreensburg, INColumbiana, OHWinter, WIWatertown, SDWellington, KSHenry, NESeneca Cty, OHAlbany, MNHaskins, OHElkton, MNStratford, WIAurelius, NYMuskingum, OH

FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire

Rye GrainCorn/Soybns.No DetailsSoybean DustSoybean DusGrainCornGrainCornDried SilageCornGrainGrainCornGrainCornGrainGrainNo DetailsCorn

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Equipment

SiloElevatorElevatorCombineCombineSiloGrain WagonFeed MillGrain BinSiloGrain DryerElevatorFeed TruckGrain BinGrain BinGrain DryerGrain DryerSIloSiloGrain Bin

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsOut-of-Control BurnNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsTorch CuttingNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsBroken AeratorNo DetailsNo DetailsUnknownNo DetailsNo Details

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MFA Agri. ServicesDidion MillingT.I.C. Gums3D Idapro SolutionsPinnacle Foods Inc.Sanderson FarmsRiver ValleyWonderful Pistachios/Alm.Land O’Lakes Purina FeedCargill Corn Milling PlantNestle Purina PlantScoular CompanyCon Mar Farms LLC

Clark, MOCambria, WIBelcamp, MDStanfield, ORFennville, MIFranklin, TXWalcott, IALost Hills, CASheldon, IADwight, NDClinton, IAWellington, KSGreene Cty, OH

FireExp.Exp.Exp.FireFireFireFireFire FireFireFireFire

GrainGrainFoodPet FoodFood DustCornGrainPistachiosNo DetailsCornPet FoodGrainGrain

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Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsHopperDust CollectorNo DetailsSiloGrain BinSiloAir FilterGrain DryerNo DetailsGrain ElevatorGrain Bin

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsMechanical FailureNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsDryer FireNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsElectrical ShortNo DetailsFailed Motor

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https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7666065-barn-burn-gets-out-of-control/

http://www.newstrib.com/free/fire-destroys-grain-wagons-building-and-spreads-to-field/article_64bdffd4-b8c1-11e7-9b97-9bf26d886fbf.html

http://wishtv.com/2017/10/30/decatur-county-farms-feed-mill-burns-in-large-fire/

http://www.morningjournalnews.com/news/local-news/2017/10/firefighters-do-a-little-harvesting-after-being-called-to-fairfield-farm/

http://www.weau.com/content/news/Silo-fire-thought-to-be-caused-by-torch-igniting-silage-454444413.html

https://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/local_news/corn-in-grain-dryer-catches-fire/article_18e96a8e-c0d8-11e7-9c46-73024f713abc.html

http://www.kake.com/story/36764822/grain-elevator-fire-in-sumner-county-will-burn-well-into-night

http://www.starherald.com/news/local_news/fire-destroys-shop-feed-truck-and-tractor/article_b634b705-68bd-5b6a-8e31-6455ec87d2ea.html

http://www.advertiser-tribune.com/news/local-news/2017/11/firefighters-battle-flames-in-grain-bin/

http://wjon.com/fire-crews-respond-to-grain-bin-fire-near-albany/

http://www.sent-trib.com/news/local/grain-dryer-in-haskins-catches-fire/article_9c96fa9d-9de1-5a96-bb7d-cc90ed05a198.html

http://www.austindailyherald.com/2017/11/grain-destroyed-in-fire/

http://www.wsaw.com/content/news/Crews-battle-silo-fire-in-Stratford--459584223.html

http://auburnpub.com/news/local/several-departments-respond-to-silo-fire-at-barn-in-aurelius/article_5098c161-4664-5417-b2f8-44cf98463de7.html

https://www.whiznews.com/2017/12/grain-bin-fire-almost-tamed/

http://www.willmarradio.com/news/fire-damages-grain-bin-near-albany/article_bad46358-c876-11e7-8bc1-3305b58fb89e.html


http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/numerous-fire-departments-respond-to-primghar-grain-elevator-fire/

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Co-op-on-fire-in-Roxbury-Kan-444020983.html

http://www.newsbug.info/monticello_herald_journal/no-one-hurt-in-reynolds-area-combine-fire-combine-is/article_6fa9ae0e-9ef2-11e7-a0a7-53003afac976.html

http://www.thenews-messenger.com/story/news/local/2017/10/03/family-loses-1-million-farm-equipment-after-fire/723245001/

http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20170509/fire-destroys-clark-mfa-complex

http://www.channel3000.com/news/didion-milling-says-some-employees-back-to-work-after-explosion/529679460

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Explosion-Causes-Fire-at-TIC-Gums-Warehouse-06-29-2017

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Explosion-Fire-Injures-Worker-at-Pet-Food-Plant-07-27-2017

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Fire-at-Pinnacle-Foods-Plant-Forces-Evacuation-of-Workers-08-24-2017

http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/sanderson-farms-franklin-grain-mill-fire-leads-to-closure-of/article_05dba59a-5d2e-5e62-b318-dd717950e9a8.html

http://wqad.com/2017/10/10/grain-bin-catches-fire-in-walcott-iowa/

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Silo-Fire-at-Nut-Processing-Site-Causes-300K-in-Damages-10-16-2017

http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/sheldon-fire-company-called-to-feed-mill/

http://www.feedandgrain.com/news/fire-at-cargill-plant-in-dwight-nd?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_detail_base%3B9qQbkKHBS%2Fuz5VK%2BXrmfCA%3D%3D

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Smoke-Forces-Evacuation-of-Purina-Plant-in-Iowa-10-30-2017

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Fire-Breaks-Out-at-Scoular-Co-Grain-Elevator-in-Kansas-10-07-2017

http://www.whio.com/news/grain-bin-fire-underway-greene/PD7x0rObbgmWCpdIoZNAUJ/

http://www.wisfarmer.com/story/news/state/2017/06/26/fifth-plant-worker-dies-injuries-didion-mill-explosion/429908001/

http://www.channel3000.com/news/5th-person-dies-from-didion-milling-explosion-injuries/559590367

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35987677/dust-explosion-at-stanfield-dog-food-plant-starts-fire-injures-one-person

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170727/fire-at-stanfield-dehydration-plant-injures-one

http://fox17online.com/2017/08/23/fire-reported-at-business-in-downtown-fennville/

http://qctimes.com/news/local/firefighters-called-to-grain-bin-dryer-fire-in-walcott/article_195d6e71-4a0d-54f7-b5b1-822c8131d821.html

http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news/dwight-responds-to-dryer-fire-at-cargill-corn-milling-plant/article_b47a7f3a-b9ce-11e7-9b44-0fa41b7670dd.html

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Crews-working-fire-at-grain-elevator-in-Wellington-455252653.html











http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Smoke-Forces-Evacuation-of-Purina-Plant-in-Iowa-10-30-2017




http://www.channel3000.com/news/5th-person-dies-from-didion-milling-explosion-injuries/559590367

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/35987677/dust-explosion-at-stanfield-dog-food-plant-starts-fire-injures-one-person

http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20170727/fire-at-stanfield-dehydration-plant-injures-one



http://www.wahpetondailynews.com/news/dwight-responds-to-dryer-fire-at-cargill-corn-milling-plant/article_b47a7f3a-b9ce-11e7-9b44-0fa41b7670dd.html

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Crews-working-fire-at-grain-elevator-in-Wellington-455252653.html

http://nebraska.tv/news/local/flash-fire-started-in-dry-fertilizer-plant-near-edison




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Bag HouseGrain Elevator

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FEED & FOOD PROCESSING SUMMARY |INCIDENTS: 15| EXPLOSIONS: 4 | FIRES: 11| INJURIES: 15| FATALITIES: 5|

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Date Company Location Type Fuel Inj. Fat.Jan 22Jan 27July 11July 18Aug 29Sep 09Sep 14Nov 15Nov 20

International PaperSoundview PaperKapStone PaperKapStone PaperApplegate InsulationKimberly-Clark MillU.S. Paper Mills Corp.Linc. Paper & Tissue LLC.Twin Rivers Paper Co.

Cantonment, FLPutney, VTLongview, WALongview, WAGraves Cnty, KYMobile, ALMenasha, WILincoln, MEMadawaska, ME

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EquipmentDigesterPaper MillPaper MillPaper MillDust CollectorNo DetailsPaper MachineNo DetailsNo Details

CauseNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

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PULP & PAPER (US)

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11111PULP & PAPER SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 9 | EXPLOSIONS: 3 | FIRES: 6| INJURIES: 0 | FATALITIES: 0|

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Mar 20Apr 14Apr 15May 16May 24Jun 10July 17Aug 6Aug 7Aug 8Aug 9Aug 16Aug 19Aug 24Aug 31Sep 5Sep 15

Wagner Pencil Co.Morgan Brothers MillworkRustic Log FurnitureMohawk IndustriesDouglas Co. Forrest Prod.Werzalit of America Inc.Sonbyrd IndustriesNorwine SawmillPremier LumberNo DetailsMerrit Bros. Lumber Co.Highland PelletsNo DetailsModern DesignGoodwin Mill & CabinetNo DetailsHampton Mill

Sale Creek, TNLaurel, MSAlamosa, COMontgomery, NCDouglas, ORBradford, PAEmmett, IDBradleyville, MONewman Lk, WAEmmet, MIAthol, IDPine Bluff, ARS. Annville, PAProvidence, RISt. George, UTWeippe, IDTillamook, OR

FireFireFireExp.Exp.FireExp.FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire FireFire

SawdustSawdustSawdustWoodWoodWoodSawdustSawdustSawdustWood DustWood DustWood PelletsLumberSawdustSawdustWood DustHog Fuel

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Equipment

Dust CollectorNo DetailsDust CollectorSiloStorage BinDust collectorBag HouseDust CollectorNo DetailsNo DetailsPlaner MillBag HouseLumber KilnDust CollectorDust CollectorNo DetailsSilo/Conveyor

Cause

Machinery FireNo DetailsHot MetalNo DetailsBackdraftNo DetailsMech. MalfunctionNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsSelf-CombustionNo DetailsHot SparkNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

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http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/Grain-elevator-explodes-in-southwestern-MN-467187173.html

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Explosion-Fire-Destroys-Minnesota-Grain-Elevator-01-02-2018

http://kiwaradio.com/local-news/fire-department-called-to-purina-feed-mill/

http://tdn.com/news/local/crews-fight-fire-at-kapstone-paper-machine/article_5576c4d0-7a51-54ff-8559-5e28025274ed.html

http://tdn.com/news/local/small-dust-fire-at-kapstone-paper-machine/article_557dac0e-94bd-592d-81f4-582025828347.html

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/2017/08/29/applegate-plant-fire-explosion-could-have-been-worse/

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/fire-at-kimberly-clark-mill-in-mobile-contained/

http://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2017/09/14/fire-damages-u-s-paper-mills-corp-menasha/667876001/

https://bangordailynews.com/2017/11/17/news/penobscot/lincoln-mill-fire-site-poses-no-imminent-threat-epa-says/

https://www.nipimpressions.com/firefighters-tackle-difficult-fire-at-madawaska-maine-twin-rivers-paper-mill-cms-4736


http://www.explosionhazards.co.uk/international-paper-plant-explosion/

http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/cantonment/2017/01/28/disappointment-frustration-after-international-paper-meeting/97154350/

http://www.reformer.com/stories/xxxxxx,496409

http://www.mynbc5.com/article/fire-erupts-at-vermont-paper-mill-while-employees-inside/8648519

http://www.isssource.com/pencil-factory-dust-fire-forces-evac/

http://www.wdam.com/story/35155578/warehouse-catches-fire-in-laurel

https://www.alamosanews.com/article/saw-dust-fire-creates-a-scare

http://www.wfmynews2.com/news/local/2-injured-after-explosion-at-wood-plant-in-montgomery-co/440261794

http://dcfd.org/?p=1095

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Report-Dust-Collector-Fire-Causes-100K-in-Damages-at-Factory-06-12-2017

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Dust-Collector-Fire-Destroys-Cabinet-Production-Facility-07-25-2017

http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/saw-mill-shed-catches-fire-in-bradleyville/784381108

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/07/spokane-valley-firefighters-knock-down-stubborn-bl/

http://upnorthlive.com/news/local/new-details-on-fire-that-leveled-manthei-veneer-mill

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/aug/09/fire-burns-lumber-mill-near-athol/#/0

http://www.pbcommercial.com/news/20170816/fire-reported-at-highland-pellets-plant

http://www.witf.org/news/2017/08/more-than-30-departments-fight-massive-overnight-fire-at-weabers-saw-mill.php

http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/quick-thinking-employees-save-woodshop-fire

https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/08/31/cgb-firefighters-battle-smoldering-blaze-for-hours-in-triple-digit-temperatures/#.WavAv7IjHIU


https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/hampton-mill-structure-fire-sends-flames-skyward/article_3b5fb63c-9a5d-11e7-bc05-779bf1017132.html

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Worker-Dies-After-Explosion-at-Wood-Products-Plant-05-18-2017

http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/commercial-fire-in-emmett-started-accidentally/458611892

http://www.clearwatercounty.org/news_detail_T2_R174.php

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Sep 21Sep 21Sep 23Oct 11Oct 12Oct 22Oct 27Oct 27Oct 28Oct 30Nov 6Nov 18Nov 28Dec 5Dec 15Dec 18Dec 20Dec 23Dec 29Dec 30

Roseburg Forest ProductsHoover High SchoolMaibec Lumber SawmillTimber Products MillRoseburg Forest ProductsCreswell Forest ProductsBlue Mountain LumberU. of Nebraska LincolnGeorgia Pacific PlywoodGodfrey Lumber Co.SK Fingerjoint Inc.Goldston Lumber Co.Inferfor CorporationGodfrey Lumber Co.West Virginia Split RailReedsburg Area High Sch.Dixie FurnitureIrving Forest ProductsPenegor Lumber MillMarth Woods Shaving Sply

Dillard, ORSan Diego, CAMasardis, MEMedford, ORRiddle, ORCreswell, ORPendleton, ORLincoln, NECrossett, ARStatesville, NCLibby, MTGoldston, NCGeorgetown, SCStatesville, NCBuckhannon, WVReedsburg, WILexington, NCDixfield, METwin Lakes, MIMarathon, WI

FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire

Part. BoardSawdustSawdustSawdustWood ChipsWoodWood PelletsSawdustWood DebrisSawdustWoodWood WoodWood PelletsWoodWoodWoodSawdustWoodSawdust

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Equipment

Press MachineVentilation DuctNo DetailsConveyor BeltChip BinsNo DetailsNo DetailsVentilation DuctMillSawdust BinNo DetailsNo DetailsHydraulic Equip.No DetailsNo DetailsDust CollectorSiloSiloMillSilo

Cause

No DetailsSaw SparkNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsBandsaw EmbersHot WorkMech. MalfunctionNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsElectrical SparkNo DetailsElectrical Spark

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WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS SUMMARY | Incidents: 37 | Explosions: 3 | Fires: 34 | Injuries: 10 | Fatalities: 1 |


Jan 10Jan 10Feb 16Apr 21June 30Aug 30Oct 04Oct 11Oct 16Nov 02Dec 08

Perfetti Van MelleDayton Power and LightCyOptics Inc.Green Bay Power PlantCelebration FireworksNortheast PelletsEastman Chemical Co.Northeast Agri. Sales Inc.Wright Asphalt ProductsSpectro Coating Corp.UTC Aerospace Systems

Erlanger, KYAberdeen, OHU. Macungie, PAGreen Bay, WISlatington, PAAshland, MEKingsport, TNDetroit, MEBrownwood, TXLeominster, MAVergennes, VT

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp

SugarCoalTrimethyl.CoalPyrotechnicSawdustCoalSulfurRubberFlockNo Details

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Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsSiloCoal GasifierSiloSiloDrying OvenDust Collector

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No DetailsNo DetailsMixing w/ Water/AirNo DetailsIgniter MalfunctionNo DetailsNo DetailsMech. Wire Dmg.No DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

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OTHER EXPLOSION INCIDENTS (US)

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OTHER EXPLOSION INCIDENTS SUMMARY |INCIDENTS: 11| EXPLOSIONS: 11 | FIRES: 0| INJURIES: 19| FATALITIES: 0|

http://kpic.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-in-particle-board-press-at-mill-in-dillard

http://www.cbs8.com/story/36414055/small-woodshop-class-fire-forces-evacuation-at-hoover-hs

http://www.wagmtv.com/content/news/Fire-at-Maibec-Lumber-Sawmill-in-Masardis-447097423.html

http://ktvl.com/news/local/fire-crews-battle-blaze-at-timber-products

http://kpic.com/news/local/fire-breaks-out-in-riddle-mill

http://kval.com/news/local/creswell-mill-fire-one-of-the-largest-in-resent-history-officials-say

http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2017/10/27/stubborn-lumber-mill-fire-extinguished/

http://www.dailynebraskan.com/news/sparks-fly-in-architecture-hall-firefighters-respond/article_e27d61c8-bb5d-11e7-93e1-e3e16f1e3a68.html

http://katv.com/news/local/fire-department-working-early-saturday-morning-fire-at-plywood-mill-in-crossett

http://www.statesville.com/news/statesville-firefighters-contain-blaze-at-godfrey-lumber/article_a6d9b900-bdb0-11e7-a22d-eb170a6992be.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/montana/articles/2017-11-06/fire-destroys-libby-lumber-mill-where-30-worked

http://wncn.com/2017/11/17/fire-underway-at-chatham-county-lumber-mill/

http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/36937990/fire-at-georgetown-county-saw-mill-under-investigation

http://www.statesville.com/townnews/social_services/fire-damages-lumber-company-for-second-time/article_888b50c2-da06-11e7-a643-13a0322721d5.html

https://www.therecorddelta.com/article/fire-damages-split-rail-mill

http://www.wiscnews.com/reedsburgtimespress/news/local/article_a07f6baf-3fda-566b-ba23-a113fc54b253.html

http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/officials-fires-in-day-at-former-lexington-furniture-plant/article_72d37811-0b84-55bc-b8a0-0a9f27a6a15d.html

http://www.pressherald.com/2017/12/23/fire-extinguished-at-wood-shavings-silo-in-dixfield/

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Fire-breaks-out-at-Houghton-County-sawmill-467055713.html

http://www.waow.com/story/37162029/2017/12/Friday/fire-breaks-out-at-marathon-co-manufacturing-company

http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/crime/2017/10/28/fire-raging-georgia-pacific-plywood-mill-crossett/810084001/

http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/fire-chief-states-cause-of-crossett-mill-fire-/846951714














http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/erlanger/perfetti-van-melle-factory-fire-closes-road-near-cincinnati-airport

http://www.wlwt.com/article/explosion-with-injuries-reported-adams-county-plant/8582576

http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/emergency-crews-called-to-tek-park-for-small-explosion/337138577

http://www.wbay.com/content/news/No-firefighters-hurt-after-coal-dust-explosion-at-Green-Bay-plant-420091314.html

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/pennsylvania/articles/2017-06-30/explosion-fire-reported-at-pennsylvania-fireworks-company

https://fiddleheadfocus.com/2017/08/30/news/sh-ashlandfire-37-17/

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Process-Upset-Causes-Explosion-at-Tennessee-Chemical-Plant-10-04-2017

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Silo-Explosion-at-Maine-Farm-Injures-Three-Workers-10-13-2017

http://www.ktxs.com/news/brownwood-plant-manager-no-injuries-from-minor-explosion/639014573

http://www.telegram.com/news/20171102/worker-injured-in-explosion-fire-at-leominster-company

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/131164/Six-injured-in-Ohio-power-station-explosion.aspx

http://www.wfmz.com/news/lehigh-valley/worker-still-in-coma-after-fireworks-explosion/585574812

http://www.wcyb.com/news/tennessee/kingsport/explosionat-eastmanchemicalcoin-kingsport/631289601

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-tek-park-explosion-osha-investigation-update-20170217-story.html

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/parkland/mc-upper-macungie-cyoptics-osha-report-20170725-story.html

http://www.centralmaine.com/2017/10/11/sulfur-tank-explosion-reported-at-farm-equipment-dealer-in-detroit/

http://www.mynbc5.com/article/police-on-scene-of-incident-at-utc-in-vergennes/14385743


Date Company Location Type Fuel Inj. Fat. Equipment CauseDate Company Location Type Inj. Fat. Equipment Cause

OTHER FIRE INCIDENTS (US)

Feb 15Mar 30Apr 10Apr 14Apr 17Apr 27May 10May 27June 04June 28

Chicago Manifold Prod.ResidentialLehigh CementResidentialLogistec Gulf CoastLogistec Gulf CoastWeidmann El. Tech.Valley ProteinBradford White Corp.Folkston Mulch

Chicago, ILBremerton, WAUnion Bridge, MDN. Wyoming, PASarasota, FLSarasota, FLSt. Johnsburg, VTSaluda City, SCMiddleville, MIFolkston, GA

FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire

RubberBaby PowderNo DetailsSawdustSulfurSulfurNo DetailsWasteNo DetailsWood

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Dust CollectorNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsStorage PileStorage PileDust CollectorNo DetailsDust CollectorChip Grinder

No DetailsSpace HeaterHot WorkSanding MachineDump TruckSweeping MachineNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsChip Grinder Fire

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Aug 13Oct 19Oct 21Nov 07Nov 17Nov 30Nov 30Dec 08Dec 08

Aggregate Recy. CorpMule-Hide ManufacturingAmes Tool PlantRecycle Now, Inc.Avon Waste ManagementPaint Paddles, INC.Economy CoatingsUnited InitiatorsCarmeuse Lime & Stone

Eliot, MECornell, WIParkersburg, WVHolland, MIAvon, MAMurray, KYCamanche, IAHelena, ARGary, IN

FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire

No DetailsPaperAcrylic ResinNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsGrainBenzoyl Perx.Coal

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No DetailsOverheated BearingNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

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OTHER FIRE INCIDENTS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 19 | EXPLOSIONS: 0 | FIRES: 19| INJURIES: 8 | FATALITIES: 0|

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ALL INCIDENTS (CANADA)

Mar 31Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25Aug 28Aug 28Sep 12Sep 13Sep 17Oct 03Oct 05Oct 14 Nov 03Nov 03

Rio TintoPrecision CustomNoble Custom CutPacific BioenergyKnights’ of MeafordKohlman FarmCumberland Cntrl LandfillPorter LumberIsland Cedar Products Ltd.Valley Wood MillResolute Forest ProductsCameco MillViterra ElevatorTolko’s Lakeville Sawmill

Sorel-Tracey, QCAbbotsford, BCMaple Ridge, BCPrince George, BCMeaford, ONTramping Lk, SKLittle Forks, NSPort Denver, ONMission, BCLumby, BCThunder Bay, ONKey Lake, SAMelfort, SAWilliams Lake, BC

Exp.FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireExp.FireFire

Iron/Titan.Wood DustWood DustWood PelletsChips/Sawd.Yellow PeasPlstic & PaperLumber/WoodCedarCedar WoodWood ChipsSulfer/PropneGrainSawdust

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No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsSiloBoiler/Dust Coll.ElevatorNo DetailsNo DetailsShake MillNo DetailsSiloSulpher FurnaceElevatorNo Details

No DetailsNo DetailsGrindingNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsElectrical PanelNo DetailsNo DetailsOverheated BearingNo DetailsClogged PipingNo Details

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http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_9e353f50-f393-11e6-a27a-e7cd9367a1fa.html

http://www.king5.com/news/local/baby-powder-ignites-fire-in-bremerton/427030006

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/unionbridge/ph-cc-cement-fire-20170410-story.html

http://standardspeaker.com/news/smoldering-sawdust-creates-smoke-in-city-apartment-1.2180446

http://wfla.com/2017/04/17/sulphur-fire-at-port-manatee-prompts-evacuations-closes-road/

https://hughesenv.com/company-suspends-operations-after-second-sulfur-dust-fire/

http://wfla.com/2017/04/26/portion-of-us-41-shut-down-due-to-sulfur-fire-at-port-manatee/

http://www.caledonianrecord.com/news/local/fire-extinguished-on-weidmann-plant-roof/article_7a2c32b6-751d-53fe-87e9-0915db44b0ea.html

http://wjbf.com/2017/05/27/valley-protein-fire

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2017/06/fire_at_water_heater_manufactu.html?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_recent_activity_details_all%3BzV0v6V6kRZ%2BEWwuXQJ%2BnQg%3D%3D

https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/crews-battle-equipment-fire-at-folkston-mulch-plant

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/local/holland-zeeland/crews-battle-fire-at-recycling-center-in-holland/489886250

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/11/17/two-alarm-fire-avon-waste-management-facility-may-have-been-sparked-non-recyclable-material/1csjYHisBXaS7gHEvtxSBP/story.html

http://murrayledger.com/news/local/ccfr-reports-no-injuries-in-wednesday-blaze/article_f657b43a-d55e-11e7-9c6e-97f2d9d62def.html

http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Spontaneous-combustion-cause-of-Camanche-train-car-fire-461085403.html

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Chemical-Plant-Explosion-in-Arkansas-Injures-3-Workers-12-08-2017

http://www.nwitimes.com/business/lake-newsletter/buffington-harbor-fire-in-gary-temporarily-affects-lime-production/article_a4f3b18d-8a1c-53b3-9d78-40e431fbca91.html

http://www.fosters.com/news/20170813/massive-fire-burns-at-arc

http://chippewa.com/news/local/none-injured-in-cornell-mill-fire/article_b733a148-c6af-5820-ab73-e403d72227f8.html

https://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/cops_and_courts/fire-blazes-for-hours-at-old-ames-plant-in-parkersburg/article_962f0d04-ac14-521b-8a1a-0903fef7477f.html





http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/132612/Five-hospitalised-after-explosion-at-Rio-Tinto-facility-in-Canada

http://www.news1130.com/2017/08/18/large-fire-erupts-maple-ridge/

http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/news/local-news/workers-removing-smouldering-pellets-from-silo-at-pacific-bioenergy-1.22177481

http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2017/08/28/fire-at-meaford-factory

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/explosion-at-rio-tinto-plant-in-sorel-tracy-1.3347092

https://www.abbynews.com/news/firefighters-praised-for-work-on-huge-mill-fire-in-abbotsford/









http://www.620ckrm.com/2017/08/28/135013/

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recycling-facility-cumberland-county-fire-damage-1.4285231

http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2017/09/13/3m-sawmill-fire

https://globalnews.ca/news/3750396/worksafe-bc-fire-crews-investigating-after-mission-cedar-shake-mill-blaze/

http://infotel.ca/newsitem/fire-crews-dispatched-to-north-okanagan-mill-fire/it46631

http://www.melfortjournal.com/2017/11/03/fire-crews-called-to-viterra-elevator-thursday-night

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/williams-lake-mill-fire-1.4386642

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/forty-firefighters-battle-mill-fire-in-mission-1.3593457

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Overheated-Auger-Bearing-Causes-Fire-in-Paper-Mill-Silo-10-05-2017

https://globalnews.ca/news/3803883/canadian-nuclear-safety-commission-propane-explosion-cameco-key-lake-mill-saskatchewan/



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OTHER INCIDENTS SUMMARY |INCIDENTS: 19| EXPLOSIONS: 4 | FIRES: 15| INJURIES: 9| FATALITIES: 0|

Date Company Location Type Fuel Inj. Fat. Equipment Cause Links

ALL INCIDENTS (CANADA)

Nov 16Nov 25Nov 26Dec 13Dec 13

Seaforth FarmCentral Butte FeedsResolute Forest PRoductsFiready Inc.Louisiana Pacific

Seaforth, ONLawson, SAThunder Bay, ONEdmundston, NBPeace Valley, BC

FireExp.FireExp.Fire

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SiloGrain ElevatorConveyorBiomass BoilerMill Press

Auger MalfunctionNo DetailsNo DetailsBackdraftNo Details

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http://www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com/2017/11/16/huron-east-fire-deptin-seaforth-working-diligently-to-extinguish-silo-blaze

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/grain-elevator-fire-dust-explosion-1.4419544

https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/fire-crews-respond-to-fire-at-resolute-paper-mill-775830

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/explosion-clair-three-people-hospital-1.4446091

http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/fort-st-john/stubborn-fire-put-out-at-peace-valley-osb-mill-monday-1.23121740

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Carter Holt HarveyKronospanNo DetailsJuken MillJuken MillKronospanNo DetailsPukepine SawmillIncense FactoryTimber Trading MillsIGB Industrial EstateMillSawmillNo DetailsSawmillPrime PineNo Details

Mt. Gambier, Australia

Burgundy, France

Erding, Germany

Gisborne, NZ

Gisborne, NZ

Wrexham, Wales

Einsteinstrasse, Germ.

Te Puke, NZ

Chandigarh, India

Nagpur, India

Ipoh, Malaysia

Cononley, England

Aschaffensburg, Germ.

Miesbach, Germany

Kolar Gold Fields, India

Motueka, NZ

Rheinau, Germany

Exp.FireExp.FireFireFireExp.FireExpFireExp.FireExp.Exp.FireFireExp.

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Equipment

SiloSiloDust CollectorDust CollectorPlywood Mach.SiloSiloBoiler RoomNo DetailsNo DetailsSiloRoofNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsExtraction Sys.

Cause

Mech. FailureNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsMech. FailureNo DetailsElectrical WorkNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsShort CircuitNo DetailsNo Details

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WOOD & WOOD PRODUCTS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 17 | EXPLOSIONS: 8 | FIRES: 9| INJURIES: 31 | FATALITIES: 0|

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Mar 28Aug 15Aug 16Oct 05Oct 23Nov 04Nov 21Nov 21Dec 14Dec 25

Formosa SteelNo DetailsGerdau SAFeltex Automotive TrimSawmillRolls-RoyceAlu-FinArcelor Mittal GentNo DetailsGrange Resources

Ha Tinh, Vietnam

Stockholm, Sweden

Minas Gerals, Brazil

E. London, S. Africa

Blackburn, England

Barnoldswick, Eng.

Dombivli, India

Ghent, Belgium

Anröchte, Germany

Burnie, Australia

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.FireFireExp.Exp.Exp.Fire

LimeAluminumCoalAcidNo DetailsNo DetailsAluminumMetalZincMetal

071012001220

0020000100

Equipment

Dust CollectorDust VacuumCoke OvenAcid TanksMillNo DetailsCompressorNo DetailsNo DetailsConveyer Belt

Cause

Broken FilterNo DetailsNo DetailsWeldingNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

AUTOMOTIVE & METAL WORKING

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AUTOMOTOIVE & METAL WORKING SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 10 | EXPLOSIONS: 7| FIRES: 3| INJURIES: 34 | FATALITIES: 3|

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CDI Data (International)

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Mar 14 Convaco Poederoijen, Netherl. Fire Feed 0 0

Equipment

Dryer

Cause

No Details

AGRICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING

1

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/two-fires-at-mount-gambier-timber-processing-plant/news-story/13c99e8086abbba42473135b303990ac

http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bourgogne/yonne/auxerre/auxerre-incendie-silo-entreprise-kronospan-1177075.html

http://www.wochenblatt.de/nachrichten/erding/regionales/Rund-25-000-Euro-Schaden-bei-Staubexplosion;art1150,455576

http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2933164-135/more-fires-in-juken-mill-machine

http://gisborneherald.co.nz/localnews/2933164-135/more-fires-in-juken-mill-machine

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-41198858

http://www.wochenblatt.de/nachrichten/kelheim/regionales/Verpuffung-in-einem-Silo-43-jaehriger-Arbeiter-wird-leicht-verletzt;art1176,470711

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/96925829/firefighters-stop-spread-of-blaze-at-te-puke-sawmill

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/140064/India-incense-factory-dust-fire-asphyxiates-20.aspx

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/fire-at-incense-factory-traps-workers-sends-24-to-gmch/articleshow/60977152.cms

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/inferno-destroys-four-saw-mills-loss-may-be-over-rs10cr/articleshow/61307150.cms

http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/firemen-injured-following-silo-explosion-in-ipoh#JgxI97XYDrKypwBY.97

http://www.keighleynews.co.uk/news/15669098.Five_fire_crews_alerted_to_stop_mill_fire_spreading/

http://www.ihb.de/wood/news/Pollmeier_fire_sawmill_55147.html

https://www.merkur.de/lokales/region-miesbach/fischbachau-ort60670/saegemehl-verpuffung-rettungseinsatz-in-fischbachau-9395780.html

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2017/nov/28/fire-accident-at-saw-mill-in-kgf-1712632.html

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11962946

https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/110975/3822005

http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/fire-breaks-out-at-incense-factory-in-chandigarh/478250.html

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/15/c_136528658.htm

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/137086/Explosion-kills-two-at-steel-plant-in-Brazil

http://www.dispatchlive.co.za/news/2017/10/05/idz-blast-injures-12-workers/

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/15613209.Investigation_into_fire_at_mill/

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/15641469.Firefighters_called_to_dust_fire_at_Rolls_Royce/

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/compressor-blast-leaves-worker-hurt-in-dombivli/article20607235.ece

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Explosion-at-ArcelorMittal-Coke-Plant-Kills-1-Injures-2-11-21-2017

https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/westfalen-lippe/explosion-anroechte-100.html

http://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5139623/conveyor-belt-fire-at-port-latta/

http://www.brusselstimes.com/9598/one-dead-and-several-injured-following-an-explosion-at-industrial-site-in-ghent

https://www.bd.nl/zaltbommel/brand-in-droogmachine-bij-bedrijf-in-poederoijen-lastige-klus-voor-brandweer~a4d3058c/



May 26May 31Jun 15Aug 11Aug 30Sep 01Oct 09Oct 10Oct 15Nov 02Nov 04Nov 07Nov 14Nov 21Nov 24Dec 04Dec 12Dec 13Dec 17Dec 28

Dalby Bio-RefineryVan Zutven Feed Proces.CovacoNisbetfield FarmGrainCorpKingsmill Industrial Esta.GrainCorp’s CarringtonAKV LangholtStanley Street MillCargillFarmFarmCargilFlour MillFarmSeales WinslowWixland MillGrainCorpCovacoChina National Cereals

Queensland, Australia

Veghel, Netherlands

Poederoijen, Netherl.

Cupar, Scotland

N. Geelong, Australia

Cullompton, England

Carrington, Australia

Langholt, Denmark

Burnley, England

Trafford, England

Eccleshall, England

Cheshire, England

Trafford, England

Karachi, Pakiston

W. Melbourne, Austral.

Ashburton, NZ

Atherington, England

Murtoa, Australia

Poederoijen, Netherl.

Rosario, Argentina

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GrainMilk PowderFeedGrainGrainGrainGrainPotatoNo DetailsSweetenerWood ChipsGrape SeedSweetenerFlourGrainFeedFeedGrainFeedGrain

00000000000000030008

00000000000000000002

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HopperNo DetailsDryerGrain DryerSiloGrain DryerSiloSiloWheelie BinGrain DryerDust CollectorSilo Grain DryerBoilerSiloNo DetailsNo DetailsSiloDryerGrain Terminal

Cause

Mechanical Fail.No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsHot MachineryNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsHot MetalElectrical FaultNo DetailsBioler FireNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

AGRICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING

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AGRICULTURE & FOOD PROCESSING SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 21 | EXPLOSIONS: 6 | FIRES: 15| INJURIES: 11 | FATALITIES: 2|


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Jan 06Feb 27Mar 07Mar 08Mar 12July 14July 24July 28Aug 09Aug 22Sep 23Sep 28

SMK RecyclingSMK RecyclingDoosan ConstructionAKW Global LogisticsOh My Girl Movie SetSMK RecyclingIndividualCardiff PrisonInnovative Environ. Sol.Industrial Area 10Ryazan Power StationLancashire Mill

Melbourn, Australia

Melbourn, Australia

Bình Thuận, Vietnam

Staffordshire, England

Namyangju, S. Korea

Campbellfield, Aus.

Denmark

Cardiff, Wales

W. Midlands, England

Sharjah, UAE

Ryazan, Russia

Blackburn, England

Exp.FireExp.Exp.Exp.FireFireExp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Fire

Plastic/PaperPlastic/PaperCoalDrink PowderNo DetailsPlastic/PaperCinnamonCreamerNo DetailsRubber/ScrapCoalPlastic/Waste

012104102120

000000001000

Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsMilling MachineNo Details

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsHot WorkMechanical FailureLighting EquipmentNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

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http://www.graincentral.com/news/dalby-bio-refinery-fire-may-impact-plants-grain-use/

http://www.bd.nl/veghel/video-enorme-brand-verwoest-poederbedrijf-van-zutven-in-veghel-tankwagen-reed-tegen-iets-aan~a2259e9b/

https://www.bd.nl/zaltbommel/brand-bij-veevoederfabriek-in-poederoijen-onder-controle~ad44b3b9/

https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/fife/488335/fire-fife-grain-drier/

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/grain-silo-fire-at-north-geelong-smoulders-through-the-night/news-story/5478f2d6f10fcddfaab575550bdbbb9f

https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/fault-sparks-fire-dalby-biofuels-refinery-plant/3182368/

http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/five-fire-crews-tackle-blaze-409534

http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4976311/fire-at-carrington-silos/

https://www.tv2nord.dk/artikel/brand-i-silo-lukker-melfabrik-paa-ubestemt-tid

https://www.2br.co.uk/news/local-news/2403747/fire-at-industrial-mill/

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/trafford-park-road-factory-explosion-13850075

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-crews-tackle-big-blaze-727588

https://www.farminguk.com/news/Electrical-fault-causes-large-fire-on-Cheshire-farm_47837.html

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/urgent-investigation-after-second-explosion-13898294

https://www.geo.tv/latest/168616-flour-mill-boiler-explodes-into-fireball-in-karachi-authorities

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/about-25-people-evacuated-after-structure-fire-in-west-melbourne/news-story/11e96b6e691f9bebcbb13c8a53362b14

http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/fire-involving-300-tonnes-wood-768929

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11953065

http://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/three-crews-fight-wixland-mill-blaze-1-5317215

http://www.araratadvertiser.com.au/story/5119225/silo-fire-at-murtoa-special-equipment-on-route-from-ballarat/?cs=356

https://www.bd.nl/zaltbommel/forse-schade-bij-zeer-grote-brand-in-droogmachine-van-bedrijf-in-poederoijen~a307b555/

https://maritime-executive.com/article/explosion-at-grain-terminal-kills-one-injures-eight

http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/415400-Blaze-damages-flour-mill-in-Karachi

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/three-firefighters-burnt-major-ashburton-blaze

http://splash247.com/second-person-dead-from-cofco-grain-terminal-explosion-in-argentina/

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/coolaroo-factory-fire-leads-to-dust-explosion/news-story/197bf8cd5d0dd2b5d22d6759933aa4c0

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-28/fire-breaks-out-at-coolaroo-recycling-plant/8309168

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/132242/Korean-contractor-takes-responsibility-for-power-plant-explosion-in-southern-Vietnam.aspx

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-39203235

https://www.soompi.com/2017/03/12/explosion-occurs-oh-girls-music-video-set/

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/large-fire-takes-hold-of-coolaroo-recycling-centre/news-story/dada6726df9769ecef29d7014d2d1155

http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/man-accidentally-set-fire-friends-when-cinnamon-prank-goes-wrong

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/28/prisoners-buildmakeshift-bomb-using-coffee-whitener-jail-canteen/

http://vietnamnews.vn/society/372578/korean-constructor-to-cover-vinh-tan-4-incident.html#tOTBFhl3Au0LkOTy.97

http://resource.co/article/man-dies-after-oldbury-recycling-plant-explosion-12022

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/sharjah/explosion-in-petroleum-factory-in-sharjah-one-injured

https://www.rt.com/news/404308-central-russia-power-plant-explosion/

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/over-70-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-lancashire-mill-1-8776625

http://www.koreaboo.com/news/oh-girls-mv-set-spontaneously-explodes-filming/

https://minenergo.gov.ru/node/9334

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Dec 06Dec 14Dec 17Dec 20

BraskemDeepka MineKendal Power StationDrax Power Station

Triunfo, Brazil

Korba, India

Mpumalanga, S. Africa

N. Yorkshire, England

Exp.FireFireFire

PolyethyleneCoalCoalWood Pellets

0000

0000

No DetailsSilo ConveyerConveyer BeltConveyer Belt

No DetailsRoller FrictionNo DetailsNo Details

111

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OTHER FIRE & EXPLOSION INCIDENTS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 25 | EXPLOSIONS: 15 | FIRES: 10| INJURIES: 26 | FATALITIES: 2 |


Oct 02Oct 12Oct 12Oct 13Oct 31Nov 13Nov 20Nov 25Dec 01

ResidentialThai Supply Co. Sleepy Hole GolfAprochimBASF Aroma ProductsNo DetailsSofidel Tissue FactoryNo DetailsArakawa Chem.

Wodonga, Australia

Pathum Thuani, Thai.

Suffolk, England

Grez-en-Bouère, Fran.

Ludwifshafen, Germ.

Tuttlingen, Germany

Hamilton, England

Lublin, Poland

Fuji, Japan

Exp.Exp.FireExp.FireExp.FireExp.Exp.

No DetailsResinNo DetailsPCB WAsteNo DetailsNo DetailsPaperNo DetailsResin

0000000111

000000001

Equipment

AtticPaint RoomSiloNo DetailsNo DetailsAir Filtr. SystemNo DetailsDust CollectorNo Details

Cause

Faulty CircuitNo DetailsLightning StrikeNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

OTHER FIRE & EXPLOSION INCIDENTS

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2

https://www.platts.com/latest-news/petrochemicals/houston/explosion-fire-impact-braskems-pe-production-10084319

https://www.bhaskar.com/chhatisgarh/bilaspur/news/CHH-BIL-OMC-LCL-a-fire-in-the-conveyor-belt-of-silo-bilaspur-5768916-PHO.html

https://witbanknews.co.za/103979/conveyor-belt-fire-disrupts-coal-supply-kendal/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/12/20/drax-fire-burn-10m-earnings/

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/4961617/dust-mix-blows-up-section-of-roof-sending-tiles-flying-into-the-air/

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30329117

http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/2017/10/12/fire-destroys-75-golf-carts/

https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/mayenne/grez-en-bouere-une-explosion-est-survenue-sur-le-site-aprochim-5310671

http://www.powderbulksolids.com/news/Fire-at-BASF-Aroma-Plant-Impacts-Supply-of-Vitamins-11-10-2017

http://www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.albstadt-verpuffung-im-abluftfilter-war-brandursache.563c819e-0bda-4c48-bef0-fbb0d1a2fa03.html

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/sofidel-tissue-factory-fire-leicester-805330

https://www.hazex.eu/wybuch-fabryce-sprezyn-jedna-osoba-zostala-ranna/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BHcpSG2WoRISY6wYkExTHeA%3D%3D

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/01/national/shizuoka-chemical-plant-blast-kills-one-injures-11/#.WiQ98LQ-feR

http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/factory-collapses-after-blaze-in-ludhiana-10-dead-many-trapped/story-HbyvHSw3Lm02VkuHGSj6dI.html

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July 03July 13July 20Aug 16Sep 05Sep 05Sep 13Sep 18Sep 20Sep 26Oct 04Oct 06Oct 17Oct 24Oct 27Nov 05Nov 08Nov 09Nov 09Nov 15Nov 17Nov 21Nov 29Nov 29Dec 01Dec 02Dec 06Dec 08

Green Stream MulchStockton Wood Shav.Pioneer Sand CompanyNorth Port EstatesNoDetailsOldcastle Lawn & Gard.Wood Waste RecyclingNo DetailsFort Worth S.E. LandfillNo DetailsChestnut Ridge Mulch Co.Beaver Bark LLCFarmNo DetailsGreen for Life/Bio-CanNature’s Choice MulchAnd-Son ContractingLandscapingGarden CenterAnd-Son ContractingS.C. Kansas RecyclingNo DetailsNo DetailsRios RecyclingRidgeway FarmGro-Well FacilityLiver Industrial EstateNo Details

Mottville Town., MI

French Camp, CA

Phoenix, AZ

North Port, FL

Fayetteville, NC

Sauget, IL

N. Fayette, PA

Gold Coast, Australia

Fort Worth, TX

Wixom, MI

Burrell Township, PA

Scappoose, OR

Southall, England

Port Townsend, WA

Strathmore, Alberta

Burnside, MI

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Pinal County, AZ

Wasthington Co., PA

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.

Newton, KS

East Waterford, PA

Virginia Beach, VA

Jurupa Valley, CA

Enfield, England

Phoenix, AZ

Liverpool, England

Arkadelphia, AR

FireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFireFire

MulchWood Shav.MulchMulchMulchMulchWood ChipsMulchMulchMulchMulchBarkPlasticsWood ChipsCompost Mat.MulchHog FuelMulchMulchHog FuelPlasticMulchMulchWood Comp.MulchMulchPaperWood Scrap

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Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsConveyorNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsMulcherNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

MULCH & BULK STORAGE

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MULCH & BULK STORAGE SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 28 | EXPLOSIONS: 0| FIRES: 28| INJURIES: 0 | FATALITIES: 0|

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Madhya Pradesh, India

Senai, Malaysia

Benteay Meanchey, Camb.

Fiozabad, India

W. Bengal, India

Jiangxi, China

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.

FireworksFireworksFireworksFirecrackersFireworksFireworks

703610

2303017

Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsTruckNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Cause

No DetailsIncorrect StorageIncorrect LoadingNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

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http://fox17online.com/2017/07/03/mulch-facility-fire-finally-extinguished/

http://www.modbee.com/news/local/article161359513.html

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/chandler-breaking/2017/07/21/mulch-fire-ignites-chandler-landscaping-facility/498268001/

http://www.mysuncoast.com/news/local/mulch-fire-leaves-the-smell-of-smoke-in-north-port/article_bf8fc7fa-82b4-11e7-a29a-b311ed87f46c.html

http://www.fayobserver.com/news/20170905/county-compost-facility-reopens-after-fire

http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article171301982.html

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/09/13/Mulch-fire-North-Fayette-traffic-delays/stories/201709130132

http://www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au/news/crime-court/gold-coast-authorities-battle-to-contain-mulch-fire-in-citys-north/news-story/7093b65b2f720620f3ad553e9b698dc8

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Large-Mulch-Fire-Burns-in-Fort-Worth-446211223.html

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/heat-wave-leads-to-compost-site-blaze-in-wixom

https://www.indianagazette.com/news/police_emergency_and_courts/mulch-fire-erupts-overnight/article_7d1ced7e-9eb3-51d2-9adc-56e467665064.html

http://www.pamplinmedia.com/scs/83-news/374574-259122-second-bark-dust-fire-in-a-month-reported-at-beaver-bark

http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/news/west-london-news/southall-fire-70-firefighters-tackle-13766021

http://www.ptleader.com/news/ejfr-extinguishes-pt-paper-wood-chip-fire/article_6ea6980c-ba7f-11e7-a76f-b30c1f374891.html

http://www.strathmorestandard.com/2017/10/27/second-fire-at-bio-can-this-year

http://thecountypress.mihomepaper.com/news/2017-11-05/News/Firefighters_put_out_stubborn_mulch_fire.html

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/fire-and-smoke-in-the-woodpile-4-photos-761480

http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/arizona-news/residents-concerned-about-mulch-fire-burning-in-mesa

http://wtov9.com/news/local/mulch-fire-sends-smoke-over-us-22-near-iannettis-garden-center

https://www.sootoday.com/local-news/yates-ave-hog-fuel-continues-to-burn-767102

http://harveycountynow.com/news/hundreds-of-tons-of-plastic-fuel-biggest-fire-in-more-than-a-decade

http://www.lewistownsentinel.com/news/local-news/2017/11/companies-fight-multiple-fires-in-juniata-valley-2/

http://wtkr.com/2017/11/29/virginia-beach-firefighters-working-mulch-fire-vehicle-fire/

http://www.ealingtoday.co.uk/default.asp?section=info&page=eawarrenfarmblaze002.htm

https://www.pe.com/2017/11/29/firefighters-battling-jurupa-valley-wood-pile-fire/

http://www.enfieldindependent.co.uk/news/15696545.500_tonnes_of_mulch_on_farm_catches_fire/

http://www.azfamily.com/story/36976704/smoldering-mulch-fire-may-be-cause-of-smell-across-phoenix

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/watch-huge-flames-engulf-steel-14004402

http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/local-news/smoke-soars-as-fire-smolders-at-arkadelphia-sawmill/877996755

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40197265

http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/07/03/fire-guts-illegal-fireworks-warehouse/

http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5081202/fireworks-blamed-three-deaths/

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/six-injured-in-explosion-at-fire-cracker-factory/1/1042359.html

https://www.indiablooms.com/news-details/N/34352/suspected-fireworks-explosion-kills-1-in-west-bengal.html

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20170923/30720.html


Feb 14Mar 02Apr 24May 03May 03Sep 06Sep 28Oct 12Oct 30Nov 17Dec 03Dec 07Dec 19Dec 26

Tengfei Coal Mine Co.Lvivvuhillja CompanySplosna PlovbaDe Beers SAZemestanyourtYuchen Coal MineDSM ResinsShakhtarsk MineNo DetailsKnaus Cheese PlantBaoma Mining Co.No DetailsRico Chemical Co., Ltd.Dahane-e-Tor Mine

Lianyuan Cty, China

Lviv, Ukraine

North Atlantic

Kroonstad, S. Africa

Tehran, Iran

Heilongjiang, China

Augusta, GA

Shakhtarsk, Ukraine

Uricani, Romania

Fond Du Lac, WI

Chifeng, China

Boyaca, Colombia

Weifang, China

Samangan, Afghan.

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.

Methane Methane MethaneMethane Methane Methane No DetailsMethane Methane No DetailsMethaneMethane Natural Methane

3293075922310345

108240429131032675

Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsLiquid TankNo DetailsNo DetailsBarrelNo DetailsNo DetailsDryer SystemNo Details

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsWeldingNo DetailsNo DetailsCutting TorchNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

GAS EXPLOSIONS

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1

11

FIREWORKS & PYROTECHNICS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 14 | EXPLOSIONS: 14| FIRES: 0| INJURIES: 139 | FATALITIES: 166|

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2

2 3


Related Incidents


Sep 25Sep 25Oct 04Oct 19Oct 20Oct 26Dec 16Dec 19

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsTangerang DistrictNo DetailsNo Details

Chennai, India

Jharkhand, India

Kanpur, India

Balasore, India

San Severo, Italy

Jakarta, Indonesia

S. L. Octeyuco, Mexico

Jilotepec, Mexico

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.

FireworksFireworksFireworksFireworksFireworksFireworksFireworksFireworks

3332004688

092814764

Equipment

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Cause

Gast StoveNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

FIREWORKS & PYROTECHNICS (SINCE JUNE) - CONTD.

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FIREWORKS & PYROTECHNICS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 14 | EXPLOSIONS: 14| FIRES: 0| INJURIES: 108 | FATALITIES: 111|

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1


Sep 07Sep 21Sep 27Oct 10Oct 14Oct 27

HaldiramGerdau AmeristeelSulaimani Steel FactoryGPH Ispat Ltd.KJS AlluwaliaIttehad Steel Mills

Noida, India

Wilton, IA

Erbil, Iraq

Chittagong, Balgladesh.

Kendujhar, India

Hattar, Pakistan

Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.Exp.

PlasticNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

043111316

001000

Equipment

BoilerMelt ShopFurnaceFurnaceInduction Furn.Boiler

Cause

No DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsBroken Cable

Links

BOILER AND FURNACE EXPLOSIONS

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http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2017-02/15/content_28210394.htm

http://112.international/conflict-in-eastern-ukraine/explosion-on-mine-in-lviv-region-eight-dead-24-missing-14676.html

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/com-worried-about-welkom-mine-deaths-2017-05-19

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/05/09/death-toll-in-iran-mine-explosion-rises-to-42-state-media.html

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/killed-trapped-china-mine-tunnel-accidents-49840376

http://www.wrdw.com/content/news/One-dead-in-fire-at-DSM-Resins-in-Augusta-448271143.html


https://www.romania-insider.com/uricani-mine-explosion-romania/

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/03/asia/china-coal-mine-explosion/index.html


https://mbd.baidu.com/newspage/data/landingshare?pageType=1&isBdboxFrom=1&context=%7B%22nid%22%3A%22news_1741065444922896667%22%2C%22ssid%22%3A%224a11b505%22%7D

http://www.tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan/explosion-samangan-mine-kills-five-workers

http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2017/feb/18/china-police-arrest-mine-manager-in-explosion-death-cover-up-1572011.html

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/lviv-coal-blast-kills-workers-170302133814105.html

http://ukropnews24.com/the-families-of-the-dead-and-injured-miners-in-the-explosion-at-the-mine-steppe-paid-of-1-78-million-uah-by/

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.za/2017/05/19/four-brothers-among-40-killed-in-illegal-mining-explosion_a_22098648/

https://apnews.com/b1cc7244828841ab969d4ea9d13ceedb

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-09/14/content_31987526.htm

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/3-hurt-in-explosion-at-illegal-fireworks-unit-near-chennai/articleshow/60821805.cms

http://www.arabnews.com/node/1167121/world

http://www.india.com/news/india/explosion-at-kanpurs-firecracker-factory-at-least-two-dead-three-injured-2514184/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/diwali-2017-firework-firecracker-factory-explosion-india-central-kills-injures-balasore-orissa-a8008301.html

http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2017/10/20/one-dead-in-firework-factory-blast-2_fd92152d-972f-4870-a542-fce6a57d09ff.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/26/indonesia-fireworks-factory-explosion-jakarta-indonesia

https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/6-killed-in-blast-at-fireworks-factory/

https://www.riviera-maya-news.com/four-die-gun-powder-plant-explosion/2017.html

http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/133063/Two-crew-killed-in-explosion-on-bulk-coal-carrier-in-North-Atlantic

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/11/17/wisconsin-cheese-plant-explosion/

http://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/haldiram-s-factory-in-noida-gutted-by-fire/story-oSOhZDMoWupA6MzXxadWOP.html

http://qctimes.com/muscatine/news/local/update-four-injured-in-explosion-at-gerdau-ameristeel-s-wilton/article_9c61ef2b-d249-5773-ae2d-8fc2c4d5cb3e.html

http://www.rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/270920176

http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/10/10/11-workers-burnt-gph-ispat-ltd-furnace-blast/

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/13-injured-in-iron-plant-explosion-in-odisha/article19857128.ece

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/27/at-least-16-people-scalded-in-steel-mill-accident/


Related Incidents


Nov 01Nov 17Nov 20Dec 12Dec 21Dec 23Dec 24

Thermal Power Corp.Metallco AlluminumResolute Forest Product.Metal SmeltingSasamusa Sugar MillNo DetailsRahima Ispat Mills Ltd.

Unchahar, India

Eina, Norway

Thunder Bay, ON

Witton, UK

Gopalganj, India

Gujranwala, Pakistan

Kadamtali, Bang.

Exp.Exp.FireExp.Exp.Exp.Exp.

No DetailsNo DetailsOilNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

100200987

43201520

Equipment

Coal BoilerGas-Fired Furn.Drying KilnNo DetailsBoilerBoilerBoiler

Cause

Broken Ash PipeNo DetailsPower FailureCoolant Pipe Fract.No DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

BOILER AND FURNACE EXPLOSIONS

BOILER & FURNACE EXPLOSIONS SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 13 | EXPLOSIONS: 12| FIRES: 1| INJURIES: 173 | FATALITIES: 54|

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Sep 05Sep 20Oct 24Nov 07Nov 08Dec 09Dec 25

Linen MillIdeal Textile MillTextile MillJute MillTextile MillDin Textile MillLucky Textile Mills

Belfast, N. Ireland

Munshiganj, Bang.

Ludhiana, India

Chittagong, Bang.

Bursa, Turkey

Pattoki, Pakistan

Shyampur, Bang.

FireFireFireFireExp.FireFire

LinenTextileYarnJuteTextileCottonTextile

00051600

0600500

Equipment

MillNo DetailsMillNo DetailsBoilerNo DetailsNo Details

Cause

No DetailsWelding SparkNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo DetailsNo Details

Links

TEXTILE MANUFACTURING

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11

TEXTILE MANUFACTURING SUMMARY | INCIDENTS: 7 | EXPLOSIONS: 1| FIRES: 6| INJURIES: 21 | FATALITIES: 11|

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http://zeenews.india.com/india/abnormal-sound-huge-ball-of-dust-massive-fire-and-charred-bodies-eyewitness-recall-the-horror-of-ntpc-tragedy-2053722.html

https://www.oa.no/brann/nyheter/eina/to-bekreftet-omkommet-i-eksplosjonen/s/5-35-524008

http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/local/power-failure-triggers-oil-fire-at-mill/article_7c8b2892-ce85-11e7-8cb2-73c72630fded.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/dec/12/man-dies-in-explosion-at-birmingham-metal-factory

http://www.firstpost.com/india/bihar-three-labourers-killed-nine-others-injured-after-boiler-explodes-at-sugar-mill-in-gopalganj-4268905.html

https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/12/two-killed-gujranwala-factory-blast/

http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/nov/10/unchahar-ntpc-boiler-blast-in-uttar-pradesh-death-toll-reaches-43-1697806.html

http://www.powermag.com/death-toll-rises-to-43-in-wake-of-india-coal-plant-blast/

http://www.thedailystar.net/city/7-burnt-factory-explosion-1509526

https://www.irishnews.com/news/2017/09/05/news/fire-service-tackle-blaze-at-disused-mill-in-north-belfast-1128096/

http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/nation/2017/09/20/3-killed-munshiganj-textiles-mill-fire/


http://www.thedailystar.net/city/fire-chittagong-bayezid-jute-mill-firefighters-among-5-burnt-1487650

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/five-dead-after-explosion-at-paint-factory-in-turkeys-bursa-122102

https://arynews.tv/en/massive-fire-textile-mill-pattoki/

http://www.thedailystar.net/city/fire-broke-out-textile-mill-at-shyampur-area-in-dhaka-bangladesh-1510090

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