Date: June 11, 2018
Location: Fremont, Ohio (USA)
Address: 1445 Majestic Drive, 43420
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Unconfirmed
Industry: Batteries (Engineering and Manufacturing)
Equipment: Filter House
Company: Crown Battery
Previous Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: $5000
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Crown Battery makes batteries for the railroad industries, underground mining equipment, steel mills, renewable energy installations, recreational marine and automotive industries and aerial access equipment. Crown Battery sells to more than fifty countries worldwide, and also supports battery manufacturers in developing countries to establish environmentally responsible manufacturing processes. It is a family-owned business which first began trading over 90 years ago.
Description of Filter House Fire:
On June 11, 2018 Fremont News Messenger reported a filter house fire at battery manufacturer Crown Battery, in Fremont, Ohio. Fire crews were called to the factory at 5:50am on Monday 11 June and the blaze was extinguished within an hour and fifteen minutes. Crown Battery’s owner said the fire appeared to have been caused by sparks from the casting department. Dust and fumes from the casting department travel through air ducts to the filter house, and sparks could have ignited combustible materials such as particulate matter or the filter elements themselves.
The Fremont Fire Lieutenant said the operation to extinguish the fire went smoothly and that the fire was contained to the filter house. The blaze is estimated to have caused at least $5000 in damage, with additional losses due to lost production. All staff were evacuated safely and there were no injuries.
The Assistant Fire Chief said they had been called to Crown Battery before for fires at the filter house, but not in recent years. No further information could be found about these incidents. In June last year 13abc reported that Crown Battery was expanding and had added over a hundred employees in the last two years.
Sources:
Fremont News Messenger
13abc
