Date: May 17, 2019
Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire (USA)
Address: 9 Michael Succi Drive, 03801
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Unknown
Industry: Gypsum Board Manufacturing
Equipment: Conveyor Belt
Company: National Gypsum Company
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, National Gypsum Company is a gypsum board producer headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was founded in 1993 and has over 40 operating plants, mines, quarries, and support facilities throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Incident Description:
On May 17, 2019, SeaCoastOnline reported a fire at a gypsum plant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Firefighters were notified of the fire by an alarm activation at 11:06 a.m. It was followed by a phone call from an employee who saw flames in the plant.
Arriving fire crews determined that it started in a conveyor belt that drives a motor for a drying kiln and spread inside the building. They extinguished it and remained on scene for a few hours afterward.
Employees on the scene reported that all of the plant machinery had been shut off two hours prior to the fire for maintenance.
No one was injured, but the conveyor belt, motor, and equipment in the immediate area were damaged.
Sources:
SeaCoastOnline
