The fire service stationed crews there for 20 days afterwards as part of an effort to put out reoccurring fires in a number of grain silos at the docks. In total, 15 fire crews attended the scene in the days after the initial explosions. They brought it under control by noon, but the grain was still smoldering, so two fire crews worked with site managers to remove unaffected grain from the silo so it would not ignite.Īccording to, one person was sent to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation.įirefighters were called back to the docks just two days later when more fires erupted. Arriving firefighters used nitrogen and foam to extinguish the fires while working at height in dangerous conditions. Smoke was seen coming from the silo while flames shot 75 meters into the sky. Residents reported hearing a ‘huge bang’ that caused their homes to shake. The explosion, which occurred shortly before 10:00 a.m., destroyed the roofs of several grain silos and damaged the grain terminal. On July 3, 2020, TIME 107.5 reported a dust explosion at a grain silo at the Port of Tilbury in Tilbury, UK. It has more than 200 silos and recently completed a storage expansion that increased its wheat capacity by an extra 16,000 tons. The name of the company was not identified in any press coverage of the incident, although one report noted that ADM Milling and Allied Mills each have flour mills located in the Port of Tilbury, which was built in 1969 and is the country’s largest terminal for the import and export of grain.
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