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Firefighters Put Out Dust Collector Fire at Colorado Metal Fabricator
On September 1, 2023, KOAA News 5 reported a fire at a steel fabrication company in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The fire department located it in a dust collector ...
Fire Develops in Pile of Metal Waste at Waste Treatment Plant in France
On July 1, 2023, France Bleu reported a fire at a waste treatment plant in Strasbourg, France. It engulfed a heap of metal waste, requiring ongoing efforts to put it ...
Multiple Fire Departments Respond to Silo Fire at Metal Recycling Plant
On June 20, 2023, News Talk 94.1 reported a fire at an insulated wire and cable recycling facility in Sparta, Tennessee. It ignited metal shavings in the exhaust system ...
Hot Ember from Welding Sparks Fire at Sheboygan Metal Stamping Business
On May 24, 2023, WHBL reported a dust collector fire at a metal stamping business in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The fire caused damages estimated between $15,000 to $20,000 ...
Wood and Metal Shop Sparks Cause Dust Collector Fire at High School
On May 19, 2023, Yahoo News reported a fire at a public high school in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. It was possibly caused by sparks drawn into the dust collection system ...
Afternoon Fire Ignites in Silo at Precious Metals Plant in Germany
On March 15, 2023, Badische Neueste Nachrichten reported a silo fire at a precious metals plant in Hilpertsau, Germany. Paper or fabric residue in the silo caught fire ...
Fire Develops in Dust Collector at Metal Fabrication Facility in Michigan
On December 30, 2022, WTVB reported a fire at a metal fabrication plant in Coldwater, Michigan. Firefighters found and controlled a fire in a metal dust collection system ...
Fire Develops in Pile of Metal Shavings at Metal Recycling Facility
On August 5, 2022, the Times Record reported a fire at a metal recycling facility in Topsham, Maine. It broke out in a pile of metal shavings and burned for ...
Deflagration at Metal Processing Facility Leaves Five People Injured
On August 3, 2022, MDR.de reported a deflagration and fire at a metal processing company in Sehmatal, Germany. Five of its employees were injured, one of them seriously ...
One Person Injured During Firefighting at Metal Heat Treatment Plant
On April 13, 2022, FOX6 reported a fire at a metal heat treating plant in Racine, Wisconsin. Firefighters arrived on the scene, extinguished the fire, and treated one man ...
Metal Working Plant Evacuated Due to Overnight Dust Collector Fire
On April 11, 2022, WWJ 950 reported a dust collector fire at a stamping plant in Van Buren Township, Michigan. It caused extensive damage but no injuries were reported ...
Idaho Metal Fabrication Company Evacuated Due to Dust Collector Fire
On March 25, 2022, the Idaho State Journal reported a fire at a metal fabrication company in Pocatello, Idaho. It began when a dust collection machine filters caught fire ...