2008 Georgia sugar refinery explosion

Quando

2008

Tipo

Acidente industrial

Coordenadas

32.14° N, 81.14° W

Description

Sugar Dust Explosion

Deaths

14

Injured

36

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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