Date: March 20, 2019
Location: Altona, Manitoba (Canada)
Address: 232 MB-30, R0G 0B1
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Oat Milling (Agriculture)
Equipment: Hammer Mill
Company: Buffalo Creek Mills
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Buffalo Creek Mills is an oat-milling facility in Altona, Manitoba. The company was established in a repurposed facility abandoned during the 2008 financial collapse, in order to build back into the community. It currently serves the human edible, pet food, and bird food markets.
Incident Description:
On March 20, 2019, Pembina Valley Online reported a fire at an oat-milling facility in Altona, Manitoba.
Seventeen firefighters from Altona and Rhineland responded to the incident at around 10:30 a.m. The Altona Fire Chief later stated that the fire occurred in a hammer mill after an obstruction prevented the product line from moving. The mill kept working until it overheated and caught fire.
He noted that employees shut off the equipment and isolated the fire to the hammer mill. Firefighters then put it out using hand extinguishers.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Pembina Valley Online
