Date: April 13, 2022
Location: Haverhill, Ohio (USA)
Address: 1019 Haverhill-Ohio Furnace Road, 45636
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Chemical Dust
Industry: Phosgene Derivative Intermediates Production
Equipment: N/A
Company: ALTIVIA Petrochemical
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, ALTIVIA Petrochemical is the largest merchant producer of phosgene derivative intermediates, and operates the third-largest merchant production facility of phenol, acetone, and alpha methylstyrene (AMS) in the Americas. It was founded as a treatment chemical producer in 1986 and is now headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Incident Description:
On April 13, 2022, WSAZ3 reported that demolition work sparked a dust fire at a petrochemical plant in Haverhill, Ohio.
Scioto County Emergency Management said the fire broke out around 10:35 a.m., as a former Bisphenol A (BPA) production facility was being torn down. According to officials, when the 200-foot-tall steel structure hit the ground, a fire started on its top.
A statement released by the company says, “The cause of the fire is believed to be due to residual organic solid dust igniting as the structure was being brought down.”
The Plant Emergency Response Team, which was on standby at the time, started extinguishing the fire with plant resources.
The fire did not cause any injuries, there was no hazmat situation, and there was no danger to the public, even though smoke drifted over US 52 for a short period of time. It was declared out at around 11:45 a.m.
Sources:
WSAZ3
