Date: April 2, 2023
Location: Merone, Como (Italy)
Address: Via delle Gallerane, 2, 22046
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Plastic Dust
Industry: Plastic Furniture Manufacturing
Equipment: Storage Silo
Company: I.P.A.E – Progarden
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, I.P.A.E. – Progarden is an Italian company that specializes in the production and distribution of garden furniture, outdoor living products, and home accessories. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Merone, Italy.
IPAE-Progarden has a wide range of products that includes garden furniture, umbrellas, gazebos, pergolas, BBQs, outdoor kitchens, and home accessories such as planters and decorative items.
Incident Description:
On April 3, 2023, Il Giorno reported explosions at a plastic furniture manufacturer in Merone, Italy.
Explosions were heard in a storage silo at 7:00 p.m. on April 2. The 30-metre-high silo was used to store polypropylene granules. The company management completed shutdown operations in the silo at 3:00 a.m. on April 3.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Il Giorno
