In 2011 in South Dakota, two firefighters lost their lives and a third was seriously injured while attempting to extinguish a fire in a coal storage silo. The firefighters were attempting to extinguish the fire by applying water through an access hatch when an explosion occurred, taking the lives of the two firefighters and destroying the silo. These investigations should be used to learn from tragedy in an effort to avoid similar losses in the future.
Two Volunteer Fire Fighters Die After an Explosion While Attempting to Extinguish a Fire in a Coal Storage Silo
Report Date: September 2012National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Two Volunteer Fire Fighters Die After an Explosion While Attempting to Extinguish a Fire in a Coal Storage Silo – South Dakota. Morgantown, WV: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Report # F2011-22, 2012. Print.
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