Date: November 12, 2021
Location: Araras, São Paulo (Brazil)
Address: Estrada Municipal
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Sugar Dust
Industry: Sugar Products (Food Processing)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Usina Santa Lucia
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Usina Santa Lucia is a sugar and ethanol production company in Araras, Brazil. Its products are sold by the Cooperative of Sugarcane, Sugar and Ethanol Producers of the State of São Paulo.
Incident Description:
On November 12, 2021, Globo reported a fire at a sugar and ethanol production plant in Araras, Brazil.
Fire broke out on a conveyor belt transporting sugarcane bagasse. Photographs taken by a news agency show intense black smoke rising into the sky and fire spreading throughout the equipment.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour with the help of company employees and the fire department.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Globo
