Date: February 4, 2021
Location: Bugbrooke, Northampton (UK)
Address: Bugbrooke Mills, NN7 3QH
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Flour Dust
Industry: Flour Production (Food Processing)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Heygates Ltd.
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Heygates Ltd. is a flour milling company headquartered in Bugbrooke, Northampton, UK. It has 10 flour mills over four sites producing in excess of 10,000 tons of flour products per week.
Incident Description:
On February 5, 2021, the Northampton Chronicle & Echo reported a dust collector fire at a flour mill near Bugbrooke, UK.
Over 30 firefighters responded to the incident. Six crews from across the county took around five hours to ensure that the scene was safe before scaling down the incident.
A spokesman for Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue said that the fire was in a dust collector system.
All staff were safely evacuated. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
