Date: January 7, 2023
Location: Bazancourt, Marne (France)
Address: 115 Rue de Pomacle, 51110
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Sugar Processing (Food Processing)
Equipment: Pellet Silo
Company: Cristal Union
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Open
Capital Cost: Unconcerned
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Cristal Union is a sugar processing factory in Bazancourt, France. THe plant employs around 450 people in the sugar refinery, where the packaging and dehydration of beet pulp and alfalfa takes place.
Incident Description:
On January 7, 2023, FranceInfo reported an explosion at a sugar refinery in Bazancourt, France.
The explosion occurred at around 9:00 a.m. Many firefighters went to the scene, as well as the police. Rail services teams were also dispatched because the explosion hit a storage silo located about thirty metres from the railway tracks.
Train traffic was halted while the scene was inspected. The railroad authorities were able to determine that the tracks were not damaged but as a precaution, the police wanted to keep traffic away because they believed that the industrial site was not yet sufficiently secure.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
FranceInfo
