Date: November 29, 2020
Location: Tartus, Tartus Governorate (Syria)
Address: Almeena Street
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Logistics
Equipment: Grain Silo
Company: Tartus Port
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Five Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Tartus Port is a major port in Tartus, Syria. It currently occupies an area of three million square metres, of which 1.8 million is yards, warehouses and docks. In addition to ships, It is serviced by roads and railways linked to the country’s public railway network.
Incident Description:
On November 29, 2020, Reuters reported a fire in the main silo at the port in Tartus, Syria.
The fire, which was caused by an electric circuit, occurred overnight and burned for several hours. It causes major cracks in the silo structure but the 35,000 tons of stored wheat was undamaged. Workers were forced to transfer its entire contents to other locations across the country.
Five workers who were offloading a vessel carrying wheat were injured in the fire.
Sources:
Reuters
