Date: November 5, 2018
Location: Bünde Ennigloh, North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany)
Address: Uhlendiekstraße 88, 32257
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Chips
Industry: Furniture Making (Wood Products)
Equipment: Wood Chip Bin
Company: Neelsen GmbH
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Neelsen GmbH manufactures custom-crafted furniture and accessories such as canopies and chimney hoods. It was founded in 1979 as Gollin GmbH and transferred to the Neelsen family on January 1, 2005.
Incident Description:
On November 5, 2018, regional news source Neue Westfalische reported a fire in a wood chip bin at a furniture-making facility in Bünde-Ennigloh, Germany.
Employees noticed the flames shortly before 8:00 a.m. and immediately called the fire department. Arriving emergency crews soon had the fire under control and used a drone with a thermal imaging camera to detect any residual smouldering.
The company’s managing director said that the fire may have occurred when the temperatures rose in the bin, causing the wood to ignite. A specialist company was hired to vacuum the chips out of the bin and transfer them to a separate container.
No injuries were reported and property damage was described as limited.
Sources:
Neue Westfalische
