"The flames, which have forced the evacuation of the facilities.."

When fires occur in our industry they typically produce a large quantity of smoke very quickly. How quickly and safely workers evacuate the premises has a direct effect on if workers will become injured by smoke inhalation or die trying to escape the smoke. Here is a recent incident emphasizing the need for emergency evacuation drills.

 

A fire registered this morning in the (name omitted) industrial park , in Spain has forced the eviction of some forty workers from the night shift who were working at the plant that the firm. This company, located at (address omitted), is specialized in the manufacture of metal parts , specifically, aluminum injection molding products for the automotive industry: valves, components for electric motors, gearboxes, etc. As confirmed to the local news media by the local police department, the notice was received at 1.11 am this Wednesday when, for reasons under investigation, a fire broke out at the company's facilities. The local police has intervened in the event, as well as regional firefighters from the regional firefighting and rescue units from two nearby communites.  As well as health personnel, whose work has not been necessary, since no attention was required as no injuries were registered.

The flames, which have forced the evacuation of the facilities, have been located in the "pavilion for the storage of aluminum parts molds" of the factory, according to a spokesman for the regional fire brigade; that they have controlled the fire after an hour, despite the "poor visibility" that there was.

 

The fire was put out at around 3.45 am and caused various material damage to the company's facilities.

We are ecstatic that no one was injured during the evacuation. As we have sadly learned by posting incidents where workers have easily become disoriented in the smoke and had to be rescued by fire department and in some cases even perished while trying to evacuate. This topic is so important to us that the Light Metal Age magazine has an article in the upcoming issue regarding this topic. We will publish the article on this post when it is printed. 

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