The Environmental Quality company averted catastrophe at their Romulus, MI solvent recovery plant. It seems that solvent recovery tanks, probably acetone and other non-halogenated solvents, caught fire and exploded. Luckily, no employees seemed to have been injured and only several cases of irritation appear evident in the population surrounding the facility.
Some incredible video here.
I've worked with EQ on numerous occassions and know they are a very safety-conscious company. I will comment further as more info becomes available.
Many people ask what I do for a living. Mainly, I train employees and facility personnel at plants like this to avoid this type of disaster.
Update: The facility is located in what appears to be an industrial area that does have some residential. It's also quite close to the airport.
More here (with a picture showing the awesome destruction that a fire can cause) and the most updated info can be found here.
The EPA gave fire fighters permission to battle the blaze and it now appears to be mostly contained.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Hazardous Waste Fire in Michigan
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You beat me to posting! In my experience also EQ seemed extremely safety conscious and a great company. I'll be intrigued to find out what exactly caused the explosion.
I'll let you know if I hear the cause.
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