Pollution
Humain
Environnement
Economique

An oil fire broke out at 6:00 p.m. on the fume hood of one of the two melting furnaces at a metallurgy plant. The fire, which was discovered when the furnace automatically shut off due to a lack of water supply to an electrode, spread to the water hoses and up to the third floor of the facility. The operators used two powder extinguishers and a 250 l/min fire hose reel to bring the fire under control. The fire was completely extinguished by the firefighters, who stayed on the scene until 9:30 p.m. to monitor for flare-ups. Various hoses, two motors, electrical wiring, and a wooden floor were damaged. The fire was caused by an oil hose that had come loose. Following the accident, the plant operator planned to implement measures to check the working temperature of the hoses and oil cell, search for incidents involving the loosening of this type of hose, fit a level detector with alarm in the oil tank, replace the wooden flooring with a non-flammable insulating material, and install a thermographic camera to monitor the second and third floors of the furnace.