If your facility handles materials or powders that produce dust during processes like handling, transferring, packaging or processing, you may face the risk of a combustible dust explosion. These ...
Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...
FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - Following the dust explosion in Fremont that left one man and two children dead, First Alert 6 spoke with a fire safety expert to explain how that can happen. Fire Safety Expert ...
Dust explosions represent a persistent hazard in various industrial settings, occurring when suspended particulates, such as metallic, coal, or organic dust, rapidly combust in a confined environment.
Dust explosions represent a critical hazard across numerous industries, with dynamics governed by factors such as particle size, moisture content, concentration, and inherent material properties. The ...
Critical and Valuable Insights are presented in The Combustible Dust Incident Report for the Year 2022, including Worldwide, Combustible Dust Incidents. The latest insights into Combustible Dust ...
Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary. These numbers are similar to last year's (nine explosions, 12 injuries and no ...
FREMONT, Neb. — Wood dust is the likely cause of a July 29 explosion at a pellet plant in Fremont, Nebraska. The July 29 blast killed three people, including a male employee and his two daughters, ...
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Fargo Fire Department has determined that an explosion at a food processing plant in April was actually caused by a dust explosion within one of the facility’s ...
Grain dust suspended in the air or accumulated on surfaces creates the perfect scenario for explosions across the U.S. last year. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused ...