Date: November 29, 2018
Location: Gräfelfing, Munich (Germany)
Address: 82166
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Chips
Industry: Musical Instrument Manufacturing (Wood Products)
Equipment: Silo
Company: The name of the company was not recorded in any press coverage of the event.
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The name of the company is not known, although press coverage identified it as a manufacturer of musical instruments.
Incident Description:
On November 30, 2018, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported a fire at a musical instrument manufacturer in a business park in Gräfelfing, Germany.
A large contingent of the volunteer fire department arrived at the site, which was issuing thick black smoke visible at a distance. They determined that the fire started in a wood chop extraction system and migrated to the silo where the chips are stored. An estimated 30 firefighters entered the site to extinguish the glowing embers visible within the silo.
Nobody was injured and the cause of the fire remains unclear.
Sources:
Süddeutsche Zeitung