Date: March 23, 2022
Location: Vesper, Wisconsin (USA)
Address: 6574 Ryland Avenue #9486, 54489
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Unknown
Industry: Food Ingredients (Food Processing)
Equipment: Dryer
Company: Kerry Ingredients
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Kerry Ingredients is a food ingredients company headquartered in Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. It was founded in 1972 and supplies over 18,000 foods, food ingredients and flavour products to customers in more than 140 countries worldwide. It currently has 26,000 employees across its various locations.
Incident Description:
On March 23, 2022, OnFocus reported a fire at a food ingredients plant in Vesper, Wisconsin.
The Vesper Fire Department responded at 3:59 a.m. to a fire alarm at the facility. Fire was found in a dryer and its related equipment. As firefighters extinguished the fire in the dryer on the second, third, and fourth floors, they checked to see whether it had spread to the floors above.
Vesper firefighters were assisted by firefighters from Rudolph, Wisconsin Rapids, Pittsville and Arpin. Crews were on the scene for two hours. The damage was contained to the dryer and related equipment.
There were no injuries to employees or firefighters.
Sources:
Kerry Ingredients
