Date: October 25, 2021
Location: Forquilha, Ceará, Brazil
Address: Rodovia BR222, KM 213
Type: Potencial Dust Fire
Fuel: Cashew Nut Dust
Industry: Cashew Production (Food Processing)
Equipment: Furnace
Company: Resibras Indústria de Castanhas Ltd.
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Resibras Indústria de Castanhas Ltd. is a cashew nut product manufacturer headquartered in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It was founded in 1972, has three locations, and employs over 600 people. Its product lines include Cashol (CNSL – cashew nut shell liquid products), Marambaia (cashew nut kernels – bulk products) and A Castanha Marambaia (cashew nut kernels -Brazilian retail products).
Incident Description:
On October 25, 2021, G1 reported a fire at a nut processing facility in Forquilha, Brazil.
A fire in an industrial building was reported to the garrison at around 5:30 am, via Integrated Security Operations Coordination (Ciops). The teams used 5,000 litres of water to fight the fire, which was put out before it spread to other parts of the organization. To prevent new outbreaks from forming at the site, the furnaces were cooled by firefighters.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
G1
