Date: September 28, 2021
Location: Ulysses, Kansas (USA)
Address: 3500 South Road S., 67880
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Carbon Dust
Industry: Carbon Black Production
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Birla Carbon
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Birla Carbon is the world’s largest producer and supplier of carbon black. It has a presence in 12 countries on five continents, with 16 manufacturing facilities for a combined annual production capacity of over two million tons. The company provides a complete portfolio of products across ASTM grades and specialty blacks to meet the specific end requirements across rubber, plastics, coatings, inks and niche industries.
Incident Description:
On September 28, 2021, KSCB reported a warehouse fire at a carbon black producer in Ulysses, Kansas.
The Grant County Fire Department was paged to the scene at 1:31 a.m. Upon arrival, they found the entire contents of the warehouse (approximately 200 pallets of carbon black) on fire and requested mutual aid from the Satanta Fire Department and the Stanton County Fire Departments.
The fire was very difficult to fight due to the fine carbon dust, but it was put out at approximately 3:00 pm after three fire attack lines were deployed.
All contents of the building were destroyed, but the structure was saved. Grant County EMS provided assistance to one firefighter at the scene.
Sources:
KSCB
