Date: March 16, 2023
Location: Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg (Germany)
Address: Unknown
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Wood Dust
Industry: Wood Processing (Wood and Wood Products)
Equipment: Wood Chip Silo
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company, a wood processing plant in Hennigsdorf, Germany, was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On March 16, 2023, the Berliner Zeitung reported a fire in a wood chip silo at a wood processing plant in Hennigsdorf, Germany.
Property damage came to around 100,000 euros. A police spokesman said wood chips were stored in the silo. It is suspected that nails got into a shredder and ignited the fire, but the exact cause is still being determined.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Berliner Zeitung
