Inferno: Dust Explosion at Imperial Sugar

Who required the company to enclose the conveyor?

something I find odd isn't so much that they ignored the safety concerns, but the amount of loss from that much sugar just falling onto the floor.

It's not like sugar isn't a comon ingredient in amateur rockets

You folks provide excellent videos. I only hope the people in power at organizations are watching them.

Anything flammable that's in small particles and mixed with the air will create a fireball or explosion. This was done with sawdust in a barrel and a leaf blower a while back in several viral videos.

Sweet.

Whod a thought sugar was flammable, let alone potentially explosive.
If I worked there Id literally just not be concerned about all the dust because I wouldnt have assumed some crystals would ignite, like, ever.

2023 and this kind of crap still happens, because crap management and total lack of care about safety and more about money. I've worked in food and chemical facilities across the US and all of them but one ever really put any effort at all into safety.

Sugar nightmare

Massive Cream-O-La

These videos are addicting. I've already binge watched 20 of them today.

Thank you for posting this documentary.

OSHA is still silent. I guess more people need to die before OSHA gets their act together.

didnt know suggar was explosive

I wonder if it was possible for these workers to get diabetes from inhaling the sugar dust daily?

Its amazing that to this day people die because of ignorant workers not understanding BASIC things like dangerous dust!

Whoever makes these animations, I wish you the very best in life, as you've entertained me for quite a good while

God bless the men and women who were just trying to feed their families and keep the thug irs off their backs

Could cocaine dust potentially explode the same way? Asking for a friend

Georgia has some bad accidents at food processing plants. Look up “Foundation Food Group nitrogen accident”. The state needs to do better

It seems such an " innocent " product🥵

The management should have been jailed for criminal negligence and manslaughter!

Sugar kills more people though causing obesity, which leads of heart issues, which is the leading cause of death. But I love sugar.

Typical America. Refusing to pay people to make sure that every aspect of the machinery is cleaned regularly and maintained regularly.. The callousness of management with regard to their workers is so high that’s why they didn’t do drills because they don’t care all they care about is their paychecks

Suger dust🤯

How many died of diabetes from all of that produced sugar. Payback time

Ah yes sugar dust, a famously fire proof substance

criminal negligence.

I agrée. They are excellent!!!

Anyone else reminded of the Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion?

This sounds like my plant, “ as long as it’s running, keep going!”

Who is here after the horrific explosion at the RM Palmers Chocolate Factory? Keeping everyone in my prayers.

Hopefully, the RM Palmer Company fire doesn't prove to be a failure to avoid this same issue.

Everything is combustible when in powder form!

Superb

Wow this was very informative, bcoz i never thought that sugar dust could explode like this.

See, dust fires/explosions are one of those things I do worry about with my job. In the manufacturing plant I work in, we have a lot of paper fibers and cardboard dust floating about. We have collection systems and we clean it up multiple times a day, but it still is a threat.

It was a sugar storm

My science teacher told me about this today! I feel bad for the workers

"The company enclosed the conveyor belt.." and it was at this moment, I knew they eff'd up.

Without the owners and bosses protecting their workers by regulating the workplace they will continue to be killed while lazy bosses save money for the company.

We were literally right across the street when this happened. Ever since I keep my sugar in the fridge where it's less likely to catch fire. 😢RIP

whats with the sad music?

"Sugar Dust Explosion" Sounds quite soft

But looking at this factory.. damn

So 14 workers died from sugar explosions. But millions die prematurely every year from EATING sugar... Cancer, Heart disease, Diabetes, Dementia, Depression & Schizophrenia, COPD, Kidney disease and NAFLD, all that and more is caused by eating sugar...

Sugar should be banned anyway. Sugar makes you ill and no one should be ingesting that sh*t...

I remember when this was in the news and my dad muttering something about cheap bastards

Let's not forget second-degree murder or at least manslaughter charges against the owners of the company. If not wrongful death lawsuits filed by the victim's families either way it should probably bankrupt the company

Why am I hooked onto these videos? 😂 I’m binge watching all them … is it the commentator or what.