Glad no one got hurt! Crazy!

 

You have to clean out the dust collectors more often. Once the magnesium ignites it is hard to put out.

 

I'm glad no one was hurt and I wish them the best in getting back into production...

But I have to say it...." Bring on the Fire Sale!"

 

I have seen this magnesium burn a number of times as a Fireman. Amazing to watch burn! However, Magnesium is no joke! Please be careful if you are ever around this kind of fire.

 

X2 it's a pretty show when the water hits it but can be very dangerous. Glad no one got hurt.

 

That sucks and I just ordered stuff today

 

That could of been real bad, Glad all is well !

 

I just watched the video and they said it was aluminum dust not Magnesium because the only way to put out a Magnesium fire is to smother it with sand not water but really glad no one got hurt and also that the fire was outside the building

 

I too am glad no one was hurt

How will this affect the parts I have on order?

 

Basically you have somebody that does not know what he is working with. I run a sheet metal fabrication shop. We call it a timesaver . Big belt sander. The dust collector is like a big vacuum and sucks the dust up and into a collector which stores the Dust in water, but if you don't clean it out regularly you take a chance of the magnesium igniting with the other metals you run through it. He made the comment that the explosion were from a 55 gallon drum that he stored the dust. That is another problem because most 55gal. Drum are made of steel. Usually before the magnesium ignites really bad you can smell like burning electrical I will say, them you will see light smoke and it will become more distinguished as it goes along . Most fire extinguisher will not put it out. Please correct me if I am wrong . It is a good thing that no one was hurt.look for a delay in shipping.

 

It shouldn't affect your parts that you ordered because he said it happened outside his concrete walls.

 

Glad no one was hurt.

Good luck to Pro Armor.

 

crazy!! glad everyone is OK!!

 

I work for the City of Riverside and was driving by on Jurupa and saw the smoke. Said to myself" Hope that's not PA". Glad nobody was hurt

 

Glad nobody was injured. Hopefully business resumes as usual.

(With any luck, they had all the defective slam latches stored where the fire was!)

 

We make explosives from aluminum powder. The only way to put it out is starve it of oxygen. I can't believe the fire department wasn't trained in this type of fire. Heads need to roll...

 

Pro Armor is back up a running

 

Class D extinguishing agent!


KCCO

 

We make explosives from aluminum powder. The only way to put it out is starve it of oxygen. I can't believe the fire department wasn't trained in this type of fire. Heads need to roll...

Not true on your statement. As "Borrob" pointed out, metal fires require class D. You making staements like "heads need to roll....." are simply words of someone who does not know what they speak of!!!!!!

 

We make explosives from aluminum powder. The only way to put it out is starve it of oxygen. I can't believe the fire department wasn't trained in this type of fire. Heads need to roll...

Not true on your statement. As "Borrob" pointed out, metal fires require class D. You making staements like "heads need to roll....." are simply words of someone who does not know what they speak of!!!!!!

We were trained to not fight a pyro fire containing magnesium, aluminum, or zirconium. As a incident commander at the facility I also coordinated with the Fire department. Our policy was to evacuate the facility and let it burn out and not fight it. This sounds like the fire department or incident commander did not properly handle the situation. By the way, what are your qualifications?

 

I'm sure they knew what they were doing. Fireman train all the timethereal news leave out parts of the story.

 

By the way, what are your qualifications?

@PSHEADL, Since you asked, here they are.

18 years in the fire service total. Here is the breakdown.

18 years as a Fireman.

The last 8 years I have been a Fireman/Paramedic.

Currently finishing my BS in Fire Service Mgmt.

Company officer Certified

Trained in Haz-Mat FRO

I have seen the effects of putting water on a magnesium fire. Magnesium explodes when on fire and water hits it. Certainly impressive, but dangerous to the un-suspecting. I work for a FD in So. California and know for a fact that the Riverside City Fire Dept. trains and is well prepared for any number of different situations.

We were trained to not fight a pyro fire containing magnesium, aluminum, or zirconium.

That's because people can get hurt if they fight these fires incorrectly. I'll put this to bed by saying that none of us were there. We do not know what the IC faced, what the first in engine company saw, etc. The reality is the Riverside City FD extinguished the fire with minimal loss. Pro Armor is up and running and a great business. Bottom line, accidents happen. No heads need to roll, the fire dept. did their job. Let's move on.