Dust explosions represent a persistent hazard in various industrial settings, occurring when suspended particulates, such as metallic, coal, or organic dust, rapidly combust in a confined environment.

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...

The dust explosion pentagon is a well-known model for understanding the factors that contribute to dust fire, flash fire, and explosion incidents. Among its elements, the control of ignition sources – ...

When dust collection expert Robert Williamson at Nederman Corporation, saw the video of the series of deadly explosions at Horizon Biofuels, a wood pellet and animal bedding manufacturer in Fremont, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The number of grain dust explosions in the United States fell to a 10-year low in 2016, but two of the incidents resulted in the first reported fatalities since 2013, according ...

SAVANNAH, GA – In a final draft report released today, Chemical Safety Board investigators said the Feb. 7, 2008, deadly explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, GA, resulted from ...

Speaking with workers injured in a dust explosion last December at a Chinese factory where Apple products are manufactured, NPR uncovers the careless way these companies dealt with the problem. Dust ...

To the average person, walking into a flour- or sawmill and seeing dust swirling around is unlikely to evoke much of a response, but those in the know are quite likely to bolt for the nearest exit at ...

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...