Date: January 19, 2022
Location: Tamworth, New South Wales (Australia)
Address: 28 Barnes Street, Taminda 2340
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Animal Feed Production (Agriculture)
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: Ridley
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Ridley is an animal feed manufacturer headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1987 and operates 20 sites across Australia that produce around 2.0 million tonnes of finished feeds and feed ingredients.
Incident Description:
On January 19, 2022, NBN News reported a fire at a grain crushing mill in Tamworth, Australia.
Thirty firefighters were dispatched to the facility at 8:00 a.m. and extinguished the fire quickly. They remained on scene for much of the day afterwards, using thermal imaging cameras to ensure other conveyors and machinery didn’t catch fire.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
NBN News
