Date: October 28, 2023
Location: Paranaguá, Paraná (Brazil)
Address: Port of Paranaguá
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Storage (Logistics)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: No Details
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company, which maintains storage facilities at the Port of Paranaguá in Brazil, was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On October 30, 2023, Folha do Litoral reported a fire at a grain storage facility in Paranaguá, Brazil.
On October 28, 2023, a fire broke out on a conveyor belt at the Cavalca Administração de Portos (CAP) terminal near the Port of Paranaguá. The Paraná Fire Department, including the 8th Fire Brigade (8th GB), responded swiftly. Teams from Paranaguá and other barracks along the Paraná coast collaborated in the 12-hour operation to control the fire, which was contained by the morning of October 29.
The fire’s complexity was heightened due to its location in a port area and on moving conveyor belts. One firefighter was injured during the operation but soon recovered.
Sources:
Folha do Litoral
