Date: February 14, 2020
Location: Auburn, Indiana (USA)
Address: 1537 West Auburn Drive, 46706
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Metal Dust
Industry: Metal Casting (Metal Working)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Metal Technologies Casting
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company’s website, Metal Technologies Casting is a metal casting company in Auburn, Indiana, with offices in Ravenna, Michigan, Three River, Michigan, Hibbing, Minnesota, Jackson, Tennessee, Hillsdale Michigan, and San Luis Potosi, Mexico. It was established in 1997 and produces gray iron, ductile iron, austempered ductile, and aluminum die castings.
Incident Description:
On February 14, 2020, The Star reported a conveyor-belt fire at a metal casting facility in Auburn, Indiana.
Auburn firefighters arrived at 12:11 p.m. and saw smoke coming from an overhead garage door at the rear of the building. They found that a 50-foot-long conveyor belt approximately 12 feet off the floor had caught fire.
Company employees were fighting the flames using fire extinguishers. Firefighters completed extinguishing the fire with a hose line, and the fire was brought under control at 12:19 p.m. They remained in the scene to extinguish a few hidden fires found beneath the conveyor belt.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
The Star
