Date: April 21, 2018
Location: Freiburg Haid-West (Germany)
Address: Unknown
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Unknown
Industry: Unknown
Equipment: Milling Machine
Company: Unknown
Previous Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: €30,000
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
No details of the business were given in the news article, and no other news reports of the fire could be found.
Description of Milling Machine Fire
On April 21, 2018, Regio trends reported that a machine fire had occurred in Freiburg Haid-West, Germany. The Freiburg Fire Brigade and Rescue Service responded to an alarm triggered at 8:30 am that morning.
Fire crews and police attended the scene and discovered that a machine fire had occurred in a plant located in an industrial area on the southwestern edge of Freiburg. However, the automatic fire control system installed in the factory was able to quickly extinguish the fire. Fire crews remained on site to ventilate the building.
The fire appeared to have started when a milling machine overheated. Fortunately, no workers were harmed. The Freiburg Fire Department suspect that the machine suffered a technical fault. In a report, they stated that the fire had not spread, and all employees in the factory hall were evacuated safely. There were no injuries.
It was reported that the fire had resulted in approximately €30,000 worth of damage.
In the same article, Regio trends said that the same factory had suffered a machine fire three days earlier, on April 18. There were no further details about this incident.
The name of the business and location of the factory were not given in the article.
Sources:
Regio trends
