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Grain combine fires are responsible for millions of dollars of loss each year. Fires usually start near the engine where dust and dry crop debris accumulate. [21] Fires can also start when heat is introduced by bearings or gearboxes that have failed. From 1984 to 2000, 695 major grain combine fires were reported to U.S. local fire departments. [22]
The South Fork Dairy Farm is a dairy production facility located in Castro County, Texas about ten miles (16 km) south of the county seat Dimmitt.The county is the second largest dairy-producer in the United States, with more than 147,000,000 pounds (67,000,000 kg) of dairy being produced in February 2023, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. [1]
October 24, 1926 - Two were killed in a tank farm fire, in Beaumont. [155] December 14, 1940 - A tank farm fire I Texas City killed one person, and injured 18 others. [156] May 16, 1952 - A massive tank farm fire hit a Corpus Christi terminal. [155] April 11, 1965 - A gas well blew out in Parker County, causing a massive fire.
Vigil near De Knorhof in Erichem, destroyed by a barn fire in July 2017. Wakker Dier spokesperson Hanneke van Ormondt discusses barn fires with Omroep Brabant.. A barn fire, also known as a farm fire or stable fire (especially when horses are affected), occurs when a barn or stable at a farm for the keeping of livestock catches fire, and is partially or wholly destroyed.
The 2009 Cataño oil refinery fire, also known as the CAPECO explosion, was a fire that began with an explosion on October 23, 2009, and was extinguished on October 25 at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation (CAPECO) oil refinery and oil depot in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. [1]
A fire destroyed a large part of the historic Stock Exchange Building in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the building was undergoing renovation. [201] 20 April – A fuel depot in Kardymovsky District, Russia, was set on fire by a Ukrainian drone attack. [202] 26 April – Porto Alegre fire. A fire at a hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil killed ten and ...
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Farmers are advised to rake and burn windrows, and leave a fire break of 3 metres around any burn off. [5] In the United States, fires are fairly common in mid-western states, but some states such as Oregon and Idaho regulate the practice. [20] [21] In the European Union, the Common Agricultural Policy strongly discourages stubble burning. [22]