Combustible metals are a specialized area. For operations that do use these materials, special precautions are essential, particularly if the metals are being processed in some way.

Page 2 of 4. Combustible Dust Vacuums Save Lives and Property. May 01, 2015; According to a 2012 report by the NFPA, there were an estimated 8,600 structural fires reported to U.S. fire ...

Combustible metals in these forms are much more dangerous to firefighters. The Los Angeles Fire Department established a committee to revise policies concerning combustible metals.

If you have a lot of combustible metals around—the kind you need Class D for—contact your fire department or another expert about exactly what kind of extinguisher you need and how much you need.

Fire broke out Tuesday in a 30-foot container filled with titanium shavings outside a Harbor Gateway business, authorities said.Seventy-three firefighters battled the blaze in a loading dock area a… ...

For purposes of testing, approval, and area classification, the Code groups various air mixtures and presents them in Sec. 500.6 of the 2011 NEC. As noted in 500.6(B)(1), Group E is defined as ...

The report stated that the likely cause of the explosion was the application of water directly onto combustible metals on the vehicle's steering column. Engine 1 responded the fire at 546 West ...

Pacific Northwest; Fire crews battle zirconium fire at rare metals plant in Millersburg. Updated: ; Apr. 12, 2013, 2:42 a.m. | Published: ; Apr. 12, 2013, 1:42 a.m.

According to the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), two separate flash fires at a Hoeganaes Corp. plant, which killed one worker and injured two others, involved accumulated iron dust that became ...