Press Release from CSB About Root Cause Analysis/Investigation of Imperial Sugar Company Explosion and Fire
Sunday, February 17th, 2008The following press release is from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, Washington DC.
Statement of CSB Investigations Manager Stephen Selk, P.E., Updating the Public on the Investigation of the Imperial Sugar Company Explosion and Fire, Savannah, Georgia – February 17, 2008, 1 p.m.
Good afternoon and welcome to this first U.S. Chemical Safety Board briefing on the Imperial Sugar Company explosion and fire.
I will begin this afternoon by explaining the Chemical Safety Board’s role. Following that I will present a primer on dust explosions. And then I will show you a pair of large photographs and describe some of the devastation to the Imperial sugar refinery. Finally, I will try and answer any questions you may have.
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