Firefighters Called to Dryer System Fire at Arkansas Cereal Plant

Date:  February 5, 2019
Location:  Jonesboro, Arkansas (USA)
Address:   5800 C W Post Road, 72401

Type:  Dust Fire

Fuel:  Grain Dust
Industry:  Cereal Production (Food Processing)
Equipment:  Grain Dryer

Company:  Post Consumer Brands
Database Incidents:  None Recorded

Loss:  No Injuries
Capital Cost:  Unknown

Status:  Open
Confirmation:  Unconfirmed

Company Description:
According to the company website, Post Consumer Brands  was founded in 1895 in Battle Creek, Michigan. Today, it is a subsidiary of MOM brands. The 325,000-square-foot facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas was opened in 1992, has 200 employees, and produces 19 types of cereal, including Great Grains and Honey Bunches of Oats.

Incident Description:
On February 5, 2019, Powder & Bulk Solids reported a fire at a cereal production plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

Arriving firefighters found the fire in a duct system connected to a piece of drying equipment in the building. They succeeded in preventing it from spreading to the dryer.

According to a representative of the Jonesboro Fire Department, there were no injuries and the plant resumed operations the next day.

Previous Incidents:
On February 14, 2005, Firehouse reported a fire at the Post Cereal-Kraft Foods plant in Jonesboro. Witnesses said that at one point flames shot into the air as smoke issued from the roof, but firefighters stated that the fire was contained to a single boiler room on the building’s third floor. There were no injuries and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Sources:
Powder & Bulk Solids
Firehouse