Date: December 11, 2021
Location: Segamat, Johor (Malaysia)
Address: Taman Perindustrian Segamat 2
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Sawdust
Industry: Wood Processing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Boiler
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Dead, Two Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On December 12, 2021, The Edge Markets reported an explosion and fire at a sawdust processing facility in Segamat, Malaysia.
Firefighters received a call about a fire at the facility at around 5:15 a.m. At 10:00 a.m., while firefighting operations were still going on, an explosion occurred, causing a collapse in the factory’s building structure.
Two Fire and Rescue Department officers and a factory emergency response team (ERT) personnel were injured. Two of them fell 10 metres from the third floor while the third was hit by the explosion impact and suffered burns to the back of his head. One of the Fire and Rescue Department officers later died from his injuries.
The fire occurred only at the boiler along the pathway for the sawdust, and did not spread to the entire factory building.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Sources:
The Edge Markets
The Star
