"Around 700 degrees of hot aluminum has leaked out..."

The hazard of molten metal escaping a containers is a reality in our industry. So much so that one aluminium plant has repeatedly ask us to speak to their workers about molten metal spills. Here is a recent incident emphasizing the hazard that molten metal spills can have:  

White smoke came from the roof of a warehouse in the industrial area in Germany.

According to the initial findings by the police, there was no open fire. "Around 700 degrees of hot aluminum has leaked out," said a police officer.

That probably caused the strong smoke development. The company's 15 employees, who had been in the hall at the time, were not injured.

We are ecstatic no one was injured and pray that whatever ignited did not cause much damage. Molten metal spills or leaks occur, every plant (that has molten metal) has to educate their workers on what to do when (not if!) it occurs. When was you last molten metal spill drill? If you cannot remember then you need to schedule one soon.

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