Muliple molten metal explosions destroy plant.

The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has spoken about the hazards of molten metal explosions. We have a backlog of incidents involving this hazard that need to be posted. Here is the most recent story. 

Several explosions and a fire hit an aluminium plating factory in Japan early one morning during the first week in September 2015, a fire department spokesman said.

Multiple explosions were heard at the aluminium plating plant according to the spokesman.

This photo was taken from the aluminium plating company's
website showing a tank of molten metal in their facility.

“Our initial investigation indicates the possibility that water somehow got into a furnace in the process of melting aluminium and caused vapor explosions,” the fire department spokesman said.

Six employees working at the time escaped unhurt, he said. The explosions and the fire, which were first reported around 6:24 a.m., seriously damaged the plant.

The fire was under control and had been virtually extinguished by mid-morning, the spokesman said.

Television footage showed thick white smoke rising from the plant, which was engulfed in orange flames.

The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog commends the aluminium plating company on the successful evacuation of workers. We are also grateful that no emergency management personnel were injured.

There are a plethora of videos of this explosion on youtube and other social media sites. It appears that there were multiple explosions that eventually destroyed the building. Like an earlier APSB blast the force of molten metal explosions is massive.

We’ll update this blog post tomorrow.

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