Date: June 9, 2019
Location: Houston, Texas (USA)
Address: 16150 Peninsula Boulevard, 77015
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Silo
Company: Cargill
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Four Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Cargill was established over 150 years ago and now has over 150,000 employees across the globe providing retailers, food and beverage manufacturers, and food service companies with food ingredients. It also produces livestock feed, processes beef, poultry, and egg products, and connects producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe.
Incident Description:
On June 11, 2019, Firehouse reported a fire in a grain silo at a grain processing facility in Houston, Texas.
When firefighters arrived at around 9:00 p.m., they found the top of the grain silo on fire and pulled a second alarm, which drew a response from several other departments, including the Houston Fire Department.
Four firefighters were sent to the hospital for heat exhaustion while three others were treated on scene and released. One of the injured firefighters also suffered smoke inhalation was briefly hospitalized.
Arson investigators with the fire marshal’s office determined that the fire was started when a conveyor belt that burned out. There was no information about property damage.
Sources:
Firehouse
