Video of Yesterday’s Damaging Fire at the Scotia Mill
Flames rolling out of the Scotia Mill’s conveyor belt yesterday. [Screenshot of a video by Austin Boryk]
We posted video and photos of the smoke rolling up from the scene at the time.
[Video credit Vanessa Fouquette]
But, since then, other images and video have come out. This snip (warning strong language) below shows how dangerous the fire was.
Video by Austin Boryk
We’re guessing that wasn’t a cheap piece of equipment.
Earlier: Fire at Scotia Mill
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IMHO: Conveyor belt caught on fire… probably from something ‘hung up’ on the spool or drive. Chip conveyor belts are usually made out of rubber with a fabric inner weaving.
That is the reason for the black smoke.
Unless it burned/twisted the conveyor belt supporting steel up (probably didn’t)… that is a reasonably priced fix.
I like the audio caption on the video…
Me too…bahahaha
maintenance schedule over due
Looks like a deferred maintenance failure.
clean up is important!