Date: March 17, 2019
Location: South Glens Falls, New York (USA)
Address: 1 River Street, 12803
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Paper Dust
Industry: Tissue Manufacturing (Pulp & Paper)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: SCA Tissue North America
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, SCA Tissue North America is part of the SCA Group, which is headquartered in Sundsvall, Sweden and employs 4,216 people across the globe. It was originally founded in 1929. At that time, the company consisted of forests, sawmills, pulp mills, machine shops, and power companies. In 2017, the SCA Group was divided into two listed companies: SCA, a forest products company, and Essity, which manufactures personal care and tissue products.
Incident Description:
On March 17, 2019, the Post Star reported a fire at a tissue mill in South Glens Falls, New York.
Firefighters from multiple departments responded to the incident, which was initially reported as a fire in a conveyor. They arrived at around 10:00 p.m. and remained until 1:00 a.m.
No exterior damage was evident. A PR company later issued a statement reporting that the building was not damaged and its sprinkler system was activated when an electrical junction box shorted and caused a fire along the tray below the roof.
The facility was evacuated as a precaution and no injuries were reported.
Previous Incidents:
The press noted that six small machine fires had taken place at the mill between 2007 and 2012, but no coverage of these incidents could be located.
OSHA Inspections
Sources:
Post Star
