Date: September 4, 2022
Location: Carrington, New South Wales (Australia)
Address: Denison Street, 2294
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: GrainCorp
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, GrainCorp is an agribusiness and processing company headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It manages a wide range of grains, pulses and oilseeds and produces edible oils, biofuel components and animal feeds, as well as oils and shortenings for the food production industry.
Incident Description:
On September 1, 2022, NBN News reported a grain terminal fire at an agribusiness in Carrington, Australia.
Firefighters were called to the site just after 5:00 p.m. and spent almost 24 hours fighting the dust collector fire. About 18 crews were at the terminal, working in shifts, as well as teams from the hazardous materials unit and other scientific officers.
Due to the risk of potential explosions, a 600-metre exclusion zone was set around the fire and 30 residents evacuated from the area. They were later permitted to return.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
NBN News
Grain Central
