Date: April 6, 2020
Location: Bissendorf, Lower Saxony (Germany)
Address:
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Metal Dust
Industry: Metal Recycling
Equipment:
Company: Unknown
Database Incidents: None Confirmed
Loss: One Person Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
The company, which was a metal recycling plant, was not identified in any press coverage of the incident.
Incident Description:
On April 6, 2020, NDR reported an explosion and fire at a metal recycling plant in Bissendorf, Germany.
Firefighters had to use a special extinguishing agent because burning metal dusts could not be extinguished with water due to their explosivity. Residents were asked to close their windows and doors as a precaution against the smoke.
An employee was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Sources:
NDR