Date: August 9, 2018
Location: Newport, Vermont (USA)
Address: 24 Railroad Square, 05855
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Animal Feed (Food Processing)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Poulin Grain
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Poulin Grain was established in 1932. It is a family-owned and operated company with locations in Newport and Swanton, Vermont and in Canton, New York. The company specializes in the production of dairy, equine, pet, and livestock feeds and works with hundreds of dealers from Canada to Maryland to make their products locally available.
Incident Description:
On August 9, 2018, the Newport Daily Express reported a fire in the pellet building of a grain company in Newport, Vermont. By the time fire crews arrived at around 8:16 a.m., smoke was visible from the Newport City Municipal Building a distance away.
One firefighter told the local press that there was a lot of smoke coming out of the pellet building and the vent stack leading to the dryer unit. The team inserted a hose and found a small fire inside the dryer. At that point it was, as one crew member stated, “very hot and still smoky and steamy.”
After extinguishing the fire using water from the lake, firefighters put an aerial ladder to the roof to ensure there were no fire extensions.
No injuries were reported and although the cause of the fire was undermined, officials did not treat it as suspicious.
Sources:
Newport Daily Express
