Date: October 25, 2023
Location: Palatka, Florida (USA)
Address: 215 County Road 216, 32177
Type: Potential Dust Fire
Fuel: Paper Dust
Industry: Paper Mill (Pulp and Paper)
Equipment: Digester
Company: Georgia-Pacific
Database Incidents: This facility was referenced in a dust fire incident in August 2021.
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Georgia-Pacific is a leading manufacturer of tissue, pulp, paper, packaging, building products, and related chemicals that fill a diverse range of home commercial and industrial needs. It has over 180 locations across the globe and employs 30,000 people. The facility in Palatka, Florida specializes in tissue products and employs 900 people.
Incident Description:
On October 25, 2023, First Coast News reported a fire at a paper products facility in Palatka, Florida.
The Putnam County Fire Rescue posted on Facebook around 9 p.m. that it had several units responding to the scene. The fire was inside of a digester, which is a very large container that converts wood chips into a pulp.
No injuries were reported.
Previous Incidents:
This facility experienced a dust fire on August 31, 2021, covered in Firefighter Treated for Heat Exhaustion After Fighting Paper Mill Fire.
Sources:
First Coast News
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