"dust suction device that caught fire due to a spark....."

The accumulation of aluminium fines around machinery in our industry is most commonly removed from suction systems. If a spark gets sucked into the suction system any accumulated material in the duct system could ignite. Here is a recent example of that:

A local Fire Protection Service in Canada was called to visit a manufacturing company one day during the week of July 15 at approximately 1:30 pm, for a fire that broke out inside the building. Forty-five employees were evacuated, but no one was injured. The fire was also quickly mastered. This is an aluminum dust suction device that caught fire due to a spark, around 13:25, this afternoon, at the factory.

The fire was easy to control and everything has been under control since 1:50 pm, says the local head of the emergency response division.

We congratulate the company for successfully evacuating 45 workers when this fire occurred. We hope that any damage was minimal.

The Aluminium Times Magazine has had numerous articles about the hazard of aluminium fines. This article can be found here.

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