dust explosion
Britishnoun
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A blast that partially destroyed the roof of a large grain store was caused by a rare "dust explosion", a fire service has said.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2020
In 1910, a coal dust explosion at the Starkville Mine in Colorado left 56 miners dead.
From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2018
Kansas investigators previously determined the grain dust explosion was accidental.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2017
“We haven’t had a coal dust explosion in 20 years,” said Celeste Monforton, a former M.S.H.A. policy adviser who now teaches at George Washington University.
From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2015
The methods now used in sprinkling have been proven entirely insufficient for thoroughly moistening the dust, and hence are unreliable in preventing a general dust explosion.
From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.
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