The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted in the past domino
incidents. The term domino is not meant to be disrespectful or to deflect the
seriousness of the incident. It is meant to explain how one small incident can
lead to a larger incident. Sometimes the hazards multiply. Here is a recent
example of small incident that resulted in another incident that had
catastrophic results.
A fireman was killed and another seven firemen
were injured while trying to put out a factory fire in northeast Asia one morning
during the week of March 20, 2015, according to the local publicity authority.
A fire and an explosion happened at an
aluminium smelter at about 9 a.m. in, according to the publicity department of a
nearby city, which administers for the providence.
The fireman who was killed died at the scene.
Among the seven injured, one sustained serious injuries. The fire has been
extinguished. The owner of the factory is in police detention.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog offers our sincere condolences to
the deceased fireman’s family, friends, and coworkers. In addition we pray that
the injured fireman recover fully from the physical and mental injuries. The
APSB acknowledges that the news media articles omit if any workers were injured
or killed in this incident. We hope no one else was injured or killed, but due
to the size of the explosion and subsequent fire…..
This incident is a classic domino event. Molten metal explosion
ignites aluminium fines that had accumulated starting fire that with ample
fuel. It is unknown what the fire fighters applied onto the fire. We assume
water was placed upon the fire. As the APSB has posted before, the application
of water upon an aluminium fine fire is not recommended. All aluminium plants
should be contact their local fire department and provide them with a tour of
their facility. At which time you can explain to the fire personnel the correct
methods of putting out a fire at your facility. The Aluminium Times magazine
had an article about dealing with local fire departments.
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration had a great
document about fighting combustible dust fires. It can be viewed here.
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