Date: August 22, 2023
Location: Rauschendorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Germany)
Address: Am Lindenbaum Street, 53639
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Carpentry Shop (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Chip Bunker
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company, a carpentry shop in Rauschendorf, Germany, was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On August 22, 2023, General Anzeiger reported a fire at a carpentry shop in Rauschendorf, Germany.
Reports from GA state that the fire, which began in a chip storage bunker and a wood chip extraction and filtering system at the carpentry shop, proved challenging to control. Firefighters took a cautious approach to avoid sparking open flames.
Firefighting teams from Bockeroth, Oelberg, Uthweiler, and Oberdollendorf responded, bringing with them equipment including a turntable ladder and a drone to identify potential hotspots beneath the roof and on a chimney. Initially, they managed to remove the wood chips from the bunker. However, tackling the fire in the extraction and filtering system posed greater challenges, with efforts to extinguish it persisting into the afternoon.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
General Anzeiger
