On Feb. 7, 2008, an explosion and fire at an Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, Ga., killed 14 workers and injured several more. News reports indicated that the explosion was caused by the ...

Five minutes after the initial explosion, the airborne dust in Imperial's warehouse ignited. The boom rattled windows 7 miles away. The overpressure of the expanding fireball collapsed the walls ...

SAVANNAH, GA – In a final draft report released today, Chemical Safety Board investigators said the Feb. 7, 2008, deadly explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, GA, resulted ...

NFPA 654—Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, ... such as explosion venting and ... agricultural seeds, legumes, sugar, flour, spices, feeds, starch ...

On Feb. 7, 2008, an explosion and fire at an Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth, Ga., killed 14 workers and injured several more. News reports indicated that the explosion was caused by the ...

After that incident, industrial facilities all over the U.S. took notice. Whether sugar, flour, wood, plastics, or coal, uncontrolled industrial dust is a significant explosion risk.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – 17 years ago, Feb. 7, 2008, an explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth rocked the community. Over those years, WSAV News 3 has covered the event, the ...

It is believed to have been caused by sugar dust exploding. The explosion could be heard throughout the suburb of Port Wentworth and shook homes several kilometres (miles) away. Police said the damage ...

NFPA 654—Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, ... such as explosion venting and ... agricultural seeds, legumes, sugar, flour, spices, feeds, starch ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – 17 years ago, Feb. 7, 2008, an explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth rocked the ...