Date: February 19, 2019
Location: Tongala, Victoria (Australia)
Address: Finlay Road, 3621
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Animal Feed (Agriculture)
Equipment: Silo
Company: Coprice
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, CopRice is an animal feed producer located in Australia. It has been manufacturing extruded and pelleted animal feeds for over 30 years through feed mills located in Leeton (New South Wales) and Tongala and Cobden in Victoria.
Incident Description:
On February 19, 2019, the Riverine Herald reported a silo fire in Tongala, Australia.
At least five fire crews were called to the fire at around 1:00 p.m. A captain in the Tongala Fire Brigade said that they had received a call regarding products smoldering in a silo and that a fire investigator was determining the cause.
Sources:
Riverine Herald
