Date: September 16, 2021
Location: Beckhampton, Wiltshire (UK)
Address: No Details
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On September 16, 2021, the Gazette & Herald reported a silo fire in Beckhampton, UK.
The fire began in a grain dryer just before 8:00 a.m. Crews from Calne, Marlborough, Devizes, Swindon, Pewsey, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge attended and put it out using two main jets, two hose reel jets, four breathing apparatus, a disc cutter, a 135 Ladder and small tools.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Gazette & Herald
