Grain Silo Combustion!!! #shorts

[lmsuchanidit]

imagine how horrifying it would be right next to one of those

[krystal_vector]

Coal, metal, flour, sugar, wood, etc. Nearly everything will burn when turned into a fine enough powder.
The USCSB (United States Chemical Safety Board) has a long video on their YouTube channel talking about combustible dust. I highly recommend watching it and their other videos.

[alex-tihf]

That first explosion was ingrained into my
Mind

[jimmyjuju]

Ironically, pretty much the only dust that won't combust is *actual* dust.

[DaunteFalck]

The mill city museum is a famous grain combustion event that happened in Minnesota. a whole grain factory went up in flames in a few seconds because of how much dust was in the air. it has been turned into a museum that is a really interesting place to go to.

[law]

I used to build these sheds that got lifted up high to monitor grain intake from trains .
Anywhoooo I've spent a lot of time around grain bins and i can remember dudes getting freaked out whenever we could feel the dust in the air. I never understood the issue . They'd be losing their shit about it trying to spray water n whatnot watching this I feel lucky that I've never been caught in a grain explosion

[Toxicarbarian]

Any form of fine particulate can ignite in large enough quantities. Certified and licensed welder here, went to trade school to learn my craft and particulate fires are one of the first fire safety things we learn which is why any welder who is welding inside an enclosed structure needs and airflow to suck air out and pump fresh air in, most welders use mask so the risk of it being in your lungs is very reduced the airflow is to clear particulates and reduce the chance of the air igniting around you as you lay down a weld.

[andrewquick]

Not to mention, it’s like compost and it makes it that much more flammable

[isaacanderson]

Chicken litter, which is what is cleaned out of industrial poultry houses after the chickens are sold, can start fires on its on if it is in too big of a pile. I have seen a few barns burn because of it

[vitsobotka]

A lot of people dont know this... but wet coal, straw or even grain tends to catch fire. Yes, you read it right, wet coal stored in larger quantities catches fire spontaneously

[bigone]

The Smuckers factory in Orrville, OH has a special dry powder room for sugar. Sugar dust is combustible. The roof of that room is designed to blow upward in case of an explosion. So no gas-powered forklifts are allowed to enter, only electric. All electric motors in the room that are related to the process have to be special hazardous location, explosion proof motors.

[keithmitchell]

Grain dust does not explode, it burns. It burns so extremely fast it creates a pressure vacuume. Think of a vacuumed pressure bomb.

[thepattyroach]

My grandpa worked at a power plant directly across the street from a grain elevator that exploded and he thought it was the plant that had blown up. My dad was working on the far side of town 15 miles away and heard the explosion. It was caused from a new hire sneaking off and lighting a cigarette. There was literally nothing left of the guy. Only reason they knew was he told another guy he was going for a smoke

[ANUBISseyes]

I never would have thought that Goblin Slayer was realistic when he used flour to clear a room

[ybrmods]

It's a wonder why my colleagues prefer unloading fuel off of a coastal tanker compared to unloading grain 😢

[shitoryu]

Didn't know silos were not chill like that.

[Tetsujinhanmaa]

Yeah just look up the coffee creamer explosion episode of MythBusters. Then you'll see how terrifying a dust explosion really is.

[ashenmoonclash]

Grain explosions are crazy volatile. The powder is really light and spreads out fast.

[adamfunk]

Yeah seen corn silo ignition..the little red skin accumulates and is highly flammable when dry, you can light a pile of it and kick it then the rapid air increase causes it to spread..stay safe on the farm yard .

[EzraBridger]

I used to work at a charcoal plant, when the piles of charcoal dust would catch fire all you could really do is let it burn itself out, the only way that sometimes worked was dumping wet charcoal dust onto it but even that didn't work every time so it wasn't really worth it.