What the records say
- When
- 2008
- Kind
- Industrial accident
- Coordinates
- 32.14° N, 81.14° W
- Description
- Sugar Dust Explosion
- Deaths
- 14
- Injured
- 36
2008 Georgia Imperial Sugar refinery explosion
Fatal industrial disaster
On 7 February 2008, fourteen people were killed and thirty-six injured during a dust explosion at a refinery owned by Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia, United States. Dust explosions had been an issue of concern among U.S. authorities since three fatal accidents in 2003, with efforts made to improve safety and reduce the risk of reoccurrence.
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