Date: July 30, 2019
Location: Centerview, Missouri (USA)
Address: 80269 MO-58, 62019
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Pellet Production (Wood Products)
Equipment: Processing Equipment
Company: Fairview Mills
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Fairview Mills is a pellet production facility in Centerview, Missouri. It has two 400 horsepower pellet mills that process corn cob and similar products into horse bedding, kitty litter, and other domestic animal products. Its parent company is J-Six Enterprises.
Incident Description:
On July 31, 2019, Powder & Bulk Solids reported several explosions and a fire at a pelleting plant in Centerview, Missouri.
Firefighters arrived shortly after 11:43 a.m. As they reached the scene, two additional explosions took place and fire spread inside the processing building and bagging system duct network.
Fire crews knocked down the flames and worked to extinguish smoldering materials within the ducts of the bagging system. According to the Daily Star-Journal, the interior and exterior ductwork is used to transport a fine hay material.
The Johnson County Fire Protection District Chief said that the cause of the fire has not been confirmed, but is thought to have started in a piece of processing equipment
No injuries were reported, but some machinery was damaged and the structure sustained some smoke and fire damage.
Sources:
Powder & Bulk Solids
Daily Star-Journal
