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Sudden! A violent explosion occurred in the port of Tuer, and a large area of storage area was destroyed!
Aug 17,2023
Recently, a violent explosion occurred suddenly in the port of Delins in Turkey's Kokajeli province.
Port Dellins is one of the largest storage areas in the region, located about 55 miles east of the important Turkish city of Istanbul, and is widely used for complete vehicle transportation.
According to local media reports, the explosion injured at least a dozen people in the port and caused extensive damage to food transportation and storage facilities.
Still felt 1km away
According to reports, the explosion occurred at about 14:40 on the same day, and huge smoke and dust rose from the scene. The site of the explosion was close to the grain silo of the Turkish Food Commission. Video footage circulating on social media showed dust from the explosion enveloping the surrounding area.
The explosion was so powerful that the mayor of Delins, to which the port belongs, Zeki Aigon, said in an interview with local media: "My office was about a kilometre away from the site of the explosion, and I felt like an earthquake at the time. It was only then that we learned that there had been an explosion there."
Local residents also reported that their houses were shaken at the time of the explosion, and video showed thick black smoke hanging around them. A local news website reported that it sounded like a "violent earthquake".
A source from the Port Delins Port Operation Company said that the explosion did not disrupt the normal operation order of the port for the time being.
The governor of Kogaeli province in Turkey said that the explosion of a grain silo in the port of Delins injured 12 people, three of whom were seriously injured.
Cause or related to grain dust
Some media said: "At that time, a cargo ship was buying wheat at the port, and then a wheat barn exploded. At present, it is believed that the explosion occurred because of the lack of maintenance of the barn."
A cargo ship was carrying wheat in the port at the time of the incident, and several silos exploded. Seddar Yavuz, governor of Kogaeli, the province where Port Delins is located, said initial investigations showed the explosion was caused by "wheat dust compression during the transfer of wheat from the ship to the silo.
After the explosion, relevant departments quickly took emergency measures. The Turkish Ministry of Transport stated that no ships were affected by the explosion. A source with the port's operating company said the explosion did not disrupt the normal operation of the port for the time being.
Since the beginning of this year, global food prices have been rising due to factors such as the weak global economy, frequent regional conflicts, and extreme weather events.
According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, global rice prices have reached the highest level in 11 years since July, and there is a further upward trend. Many people are worried that the global food security crisis may intensify again.
The Turkish Presidential Communications Bureau announced that 20% of the food reserves were damaged when the explosion occurred in the Turkish port of Delins. Earlier, according to several Turkish media reports, 8 million tons of grain reserves were allegedly damaged after the explosion in the port of Delins.
It is still unclear how much impact the explosion will have on future global food supply chain problems.
Prevention and rescue of dust explosion
1. avoid the formation of suspended dust from the aggregated dust.
When carrying out dust fire fighting, it is necessary to try to avoid the formation of suspended dust from the aggregated dust. The aggregated dust has no explosion risk, while the suspended dust has explosion risk. Therefore, attention should be paid to the dust fire fighting.
Common treatment measures are to avoid using strong pressure-driven fire extinguishers or fire-fighting measures at the scene of dust fire accidents. For example, when using water to extinguish fires, DC water guns should not be used, and spray water guns or flowering water guns are used to extinguish fires.
2. ensure the safety of rescue workers.
Combustible dust is often unevenly distributed in the air, so the continuous local space may partially reach the explosion concentration limit, and some do not reach it, resulting in part of the space after the explosion did not form a stable combustion.
Other space that reaches the explosion concentration limit will explode again, forming a secondary explosion. The high possibility of secondary explosion is also the characteristic of dust explosion. Secondly, in the process of dust explosion, due to incomplete combustion, it is easy to produce toxic gas carbon monoxide.
Therefore, rescuers should attach great importance to occupy favorable terrain and take corresponding personal protective measures to avoid poisoning accidents.
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