Date: November 18, 2022
Location: Jonesville, Louisiana (USA)
Address: 151 Book Road, 71343
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Bunge Grain
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Bunge North America has been in business since the early 1900s. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, it started out by trading raw agricultural commodities for both local use and export, and gradually expanded into oilseed processing, refining edible oils, milling corn, rice and wheat, and more. Today, Bunge North America is leading processor of soy in the U.S. and canola in Canada and serves the animal feed industry and food manufacturers.
Incident Description:
On November 24, 2022, The Democrat reported a smouldering fire at a grain elevator in Jonesville, Louisiana.
Firefighters were dispatched to the site at approximately 6:30 p.m. on November 18. Catahoula Parish Sheriff’s Department also assisted with evacuating the neighbourhood that surrounds the facility because of a risk of the 1.5 million bushel tank exploding.
The fire in the tank was contained, but industrial firefighting specialists arrived the next day to help put it out. In order to reach the smoldering grain, firefighters used cranes to cut access points in the tank. On Thanksgiving morning, officials confirmed that more access points were being made to cover more of the fire inside the tank.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
The Democrat
