Date: August 10, 2021
Location: Luz, Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Address: BR-262
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Silo
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On August 11, 2021, Globo reported a fire in a corn storage silo in Luz, Brazil.
According to witnesses, the fire was caused by a short circuit in one of the equipment’s turbines. The fire was confined to the upper section of the corn-filled drying silo.
Firefighters reported that it was difficult to access the location and that the silo had to be emptied. In addition, due to the amount of smoke, respiratory protection equipment had to be used at various points along the equipment’s channels to combat the fire.
A water truck was on hand to assist the firefighters. Approximately 40,000 liters of water were used during the firefighting efforts, which lasted about 14 hours until the flames were completely extinguished.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Globo
