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 ...

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 ...

The cause of the Imperial Sugar Co. refinery fire remained under investigation Friday, but an explosion of sugar dust is one working theory of the blast. "It's a viable option," said Capt. Matt Sta… ...

In 1998, an Imperial Sugar employee suffered severe burns from a dust explosion inside the powdered sugar mill of its refinery in Sugar Land, Texas - the company's headquarters.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If your facility handles, transfers, packages or processes dust-producing materials or powders, you could face an explosion risk from combustible dust. By Brian Richardson Sep 26, 2019 ...

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