Date: October 8, 2018
Location: Stowmarket, Suffolk (UK)
Address: Cedars Maltings, Needham Road, IP14 2AG
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Malting (Food Processing)
Equipment: Screw Conveyor
Company: Muntons
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Muntons has been in business since 1921, when it was established to meet the demand for malt extract from both the brewing and food industries. Ongoing investment in the malting plant improvements has brought the company capacity today to 195,000 tonnes. Muntons now supplies food industry and brewing customers all over the world and is acknowledged as one of the leaders in its field.
Incident Description:
On October 8, 2018, the Bury Free Press reported a smouldering fire at a malting facility in Stowmarket, UK. An operator in the building’s grain intake facility noticed that one of the screw conveyors was hotter than normal and thought he could smell smoke.
Ten fire engines arrived at the factory shortly after 7:30 a.m., but only three remained after it was learned that the fire was still at the smouldering stage. They doused a pile of smouldering grain dust and helped the company staff inspect the isolated screw conveyor. By 10.30am all fire crews had left the site and operations had returned to normal.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Bury Free Press
