Fires and explosions in wood pellet storage silos happened often enough there that the regulators launched a safety initiative around them. Typically, sawmills bring in wet wood that’s dried in a kiln ...

The key factors that contribute to dust fires and explosions are commonly illustrated using the fire triangle and dust explosion pentagon models. Using these fundamental concepts, this webinar will ...

Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...

According to Purdue University’s nationwide report, there’s a concerning trend where the total number of grain dust explosions decreased in 2025, but the severity of those incidents—measured by ...

Firefighters from 11 departments fought a silo fire and subsequent dust explosion for almost 12 hours October 13. Two firefighter were treated for minor injuries in the incident at a wood waste silo ...

NEWSWATCH SEVEN AT TEN. WITNESSES OF THE PLANNED EXPLOSION IN FREMONT TRIED TO RESCUE A FATHER WHO DIED. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M QUANECIA FRASER. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. THAT’S PART OF TODAY’S UPDATE ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a large silo fire in an industrial area of Lakeland Thursday afternoon. Officials said it was at a business near the intersection of Lasso ...

A dust explosion on Friday at the Fiberon Composite Decking plant in New London injured multiple people during the manufacturing process, Stanly County Emergency Management told Channel 9. ALSO READ: ...

FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - The mother of a child killed in an explosion at a Fremont pellet factory has filed a lawsuit against the company, according to Nebraska court records. The July 29 explosion ...