Dust explosions represent a persistent hazard in various industrial settings, occurring when suspended particulates, such as metallic, coal, or organic dust, rapidly combust in a confined environment.

If your facility handles materials or powders that produce dust during processes like handling, transferring, packaging or processing, you may face the risk of a combustible dust explosion. These ...

Dust explosions represent a critical hazard across numerous industries, with dynamics governed by factors such as particle size, moisture content, concentration, and inherent material properties. The ...

FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - Following the dust explosion in Fremont that left one man and two children dead, First Alert 6 spoke with a fire safety expert to explain how that can happen. Fire Safety Expert ...

Grain dust suspended in the air or accumulated on surfaces creates the perfect scenario for explosions across the U.S. last year. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused ...

Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary. These numbers are similar to last year's (nine explosions, 12 injuries and no ...

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...

Nine U.S. grain dust explosions in 2024 caused two injuries and no fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary. These numbers are similar to last year's (nine explosions, 12 injuries and no ...

University of Virginia chemical engineering fourth-year student Vanessa Campbell tests the explosibility of cornstarch using a modified Hartmann tube. Campbell helped develop the device to provide ...

FREMONT, Neb. (WOWT) - Two days after a horrific explosion at a biofuels plant left a man and two girls dead, the state fire marshal told First Alert 6 the incident started with a dust fire — and was ...