Date: February 14, 2022
Location: Great Braxted, Essex (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 February 15, 2022, the Braintree & Witham Times reported a fire at an agricultural facility in Great Braxted, UK.
At 10:38 a.m., crews were called to the farm, where a grain dryer holding 20 tons of maize had caught fire. In order to shuttle water to the scene, the Witham and Colchester crews requested assistance from Halstead Fire Station along with two additional teams from Maldon and Great Baddow.
While firefighters from Essex Fire and Rescue Service’s urban search and rescue team cut away at the dryer to expose the fire, firefighters from an aerial ladder platform tackled the flames from above. Other firefighters worked to remove the grain from the dryer to extinguish the fire in sections.
Upon extinguishing the flames by 5:20 p.m., firefighters stayed on the scene to monitor hotspots.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Braintree & Witham Times
