"Pallet fire...4 workers affected by the smoke"

 

The storage of combustible materials such as cardboard, wooden pallets, etc. is an often overlooked hazard. Workplaces fail to consider what would happen if their wooden pallets or cardboard ignites. Here is a recent incident highlighting this hazard.

The fire that broke out in the garden of an aluminum factory in (location name omitted) district of (location name omitted) has been extinguished.

A fire broke out on the wooden pallets in the garden of the factory on the (location name omitted) road in (location name omitted) District for a reason that has not yet been determined.

Noticing the flames, the factory officials reported the situation to the fire brigade and asked for help.

The fire brigade teams, who came to the scene upon notice, intervened in a short time and brought the fire under control.

In the fire, 4 workers affected by the smoke were treated as outpatients by medical teams.

We are pray that the four injured workers recover fully from their injuries. This workplace was lucky that the fire was able to be quickly extinguished.

We hope the reader will take this incident and make their workplace safer. We are not advocating for plants to have no stock of cardboard or pallets. We would suggest reviewing where the stock is located and what could happen if it ignited.

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