Updated July, 25, 2024
Date of Incident: May 8, 2018
Location: Mason, Ohio (USA)
Address: 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, 45050
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Sawdust
Industry: Education
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Mason High School
Previous Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Company Description
The website for the Mason High School serves 40,000 residents in the communities of Mason and Deerfield Township, Ohio. The high school covers grades 9-12 and has almost 4,000 students. No information could be found on the woodshop facilities or previous fire incidents at the high school. Computer Aided Design is a requirement for all students entering the applied technology course offerings.
Description of Sawdust Fire Incident
On Tuesday, May 8 a sawdust collector fire was reported by WLWT at the Mason High School in the city of Mason, Ohio. Mason School spokeswoman Tracey Carson stated that “The dust collector in our computer aided design, or CAD classes, is where the fire started. Thankfully no injuries, no one was hurt, but it did create quite a bit of smoke”. Students in the classroom reported seeing flames coming from the dust collector vacuum machine.
The fire and smoke resulted in 3,600 students being evacuated from the school around 12:00. Fox19 states that sprinklers were activated and able to put out the fire. Fortunately, there were no injuries and students were allowed to start returning to the school to pick up their belongings at 5:30 after the all-clear from firefighters.
Related Companies: None
Sources:
WLTW News
Fox19 News
Mason High School Website
Keywords: Sawdust, Dust Collector, Wood Shop, Computer Aided Design
