Date: February 28, 2022
Location: Sunnyside, Washington (USA)
Address: 1101 Midvale Road, 98944
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Sulphur Dust
Industry: Fertilizer Products (Agriculture)
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Nutrien Ag Solutions
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien® Ltd., the world’s largest crop inputs company. It has more than 1,700 global locations and has an extensive product line that includes seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and nutritional supplements.
Incident Description:
On February 28, 2022, YaktriNews reported a fire at a fertilizer plant in Sunnyside, Washington.
The chemical fire burned down one building and consumed hazardous materials that afternoon. Winds caused smoke to spread into the city, resulting in 18 homes being evacuated.
Zillah, Granger, Sunnyside, Grandview, Yakima County Fire District No. 5, Toppenish, Prosser, and West Benton Fire & Rescue all responded through mutual aid agreements.
The Sunnyside Fire Chief said that the bulk of the fire was extinguished, but crews were turning their attention to possibly hazardous runoff.
More than 1.7 million pounds of sulphur burned, but fire officials were more concerned with the hazardous ammonium sulphate. During the early stages of the fire, 236,000 lbs of the substance, which authorities considered the most dangerous chemical in the plant, were burned.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
YaktriNews