Date: August 12, 2022
Location: Três Corações, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Address: AMG-1010, km 5
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company was not described in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On August 13, 2022, Estado de Minas reported a fire at a grain processing plant in Três Corações, Brazil.
The general manager of the company called firefighters as soon as he saw a small amount of smoke coming out of the storage structure. Arriving at the scene, the military found that there was a fire inside a grain dryer dryer. 5,000 litres of water were used to extinguish the flames.
Firefighters left at around 5:25 p.m., when it was determined that the fire had been completely extinguished. No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
Estado de Minas
