Date: December 1, 2021
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee (USA)
Address: 2660 Sidney Street, 37408
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Metal Dust
Industry: Brake Drum Manufacturing
Equipment: Dust Collector
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, but news coverage stated that the business melts scrap metal and pours it to make brake drums.
Incident Description:
On December 1, 2021, the Chattanoogan reported a fire at a brake drum manufacturer in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Several Blue Shift companies were called to the scene at 8:50 a.m. and found smoke issuing from the structure when they arrived. The dust collector caught fire when something ignited in the exhaust.
Firefighters used a hand line from the bucket to cool the dust collector down, then used the master stream to saturate it with water. Crews spent some time saturating the smouldering material with water to ensure it was fully extinguished.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Chattanoogan
