Date: March 11, 2020
Location: Uberlândia, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Address: Rodovia Anel Viário Ayrton Senna, Km 121,9 38402-239
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: ADM do Brasil
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, ADM do Brasil is a subsidiary of ADM (Archer Daniels Midland) a leading agricultural processor and food ingredient provider. It began operations in 1997 after purchasing several crushing plants, grain elevators and silos. Today, the company has over 3,300 employees and processes soybeans and corn and produces animal feeds, biofuels, chemicals and special ingredients for industry.
Incident Description:
On March 11, 2020, Globo reported a fire at an agricultural facility in Uberlândia, Brazil.
Firefighters went to the scene to fight the flames and prevent other structures from being affected. At least 15 vehicles arrived. The company’s fire brigade assisted them in getting the fire under control.
Although employees had been present when the fire started, they were safely evacuated and no one was injured. The company confirmed that the incident started in a grain dryer in the storage silo of the processing plant.
Sources:
Globo
