Date: September 26, 2021
Location: Mwanza, Tanzania (Africa)
Address: FX68+CV9
Type: Potential Dust Explosion
Fuel: Steel Dust
Industry: Steel Recycling
Equipment: Unknown
Company: Nyakato Steel Mills Ltd.
Database Incidents: None Reported
Loss: 40 Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
Nyakato Steel Mills Ltd. does not appear to have a website, but the company’s DNB listing states that it recycles steel waste into pipes. It was founded in 1996, has a yearly revenue of approximately $2.8 million USD, and employs 50 workers.
Incident Description:
On September 26, 2021, Sify reported an explosion at a steel recycling facility in Mwanza, Tanzania.
Forty employees were injured after a metal explosion sent galvanized steel flying in all directions. They were rushed to a regional hospital for treatment. A doctor reported that at least seven of them were in serious condition.
Police, along with members of the Tanzania Fire and Rescue Force, arrived at the factory to supervise the rescue operation.
The police have launched an investigation to establish the cause of the explosion.
Sources:
Sify
