The dust explosion pentagon is a well-known model for understanding the factors that contribute to dust fire, flash fire, and explosion incidents. Among its elements, the control of ignition sources – ...

The key factors that contribute to dust fires and explosions are commonly illustrated using the fire triangle and dust explosion pentagon models. Using these fundamental concepts, this webinar will ...

Six workers are killed and dozens more are injured after fine plastic powder ignites at the West Pharmaceutical Services plant in Kinston, NC. February 2008 An explosion kills 14 workers and injures ...

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 ...

BART recently resumed removing the metallic dust that experts consider to be the most likely cause of a recent string of explosions in the underground system, NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) -- The explosion that killed three people at the Horizon Biofuels plant in Fremont, Nebraska, in July was most likely ignited by wood dust, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard ...

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board advised people to stay away from the site of a deadly plant explosion in Fremont as their investigation continues. The blast in July at the ...