Date: April 16, 2020
Location: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (USA)
Address: 1 Main Street, 18411
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Paper Dust
Industry: Tissue Paper Manufacturing (Pulp & Paper)
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Cascades
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Cascades is a tissue, containerboard, and packaging production company headquartered in Kingsey Falls, Québec, Canada. It was founded in 1964 and employs 11,000 people in its 90-plus production units throughout North America and Europe.
Incident Description:
On April 17, 2020, Powder & Bulk Solids reported a fire at a tissue production company in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania.
Firefighters arrived at 6:42 p.m. after receiving reports of heavy smoke coming from the structure. They remained on the scene for two hours. Officials told the press that the fire started when material under a machine ignited.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Powder & Bulk Solids
