Silos with an explosion prevention system can vent out that pressure and fireball, or suppress flames with foam or carbon dioxide. Duct work can also have spark-detection and extinguishing systems ...

Authorities say the fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo.

Marcus Hook firefighters were called explosion in a manufacturing silo Thursday evening. Units were dispatched to the Alan McIlvain Co. in the 500 block of Market Street about 6:30 p.m. for the report ...

(NewsNation) — A firefighter was killed and multiple people were injured, several critically, after an explosion at a lumber mill in Searsmont, Maine, during efforts to extinguish a fire, authorities ...

Maine lumber mill explosion injures 5, sparks mass casualty response as crews rush to Searsmont and probe cause.

Searsmont has long been known as the home of Robbins Lumber, which has roots in the town that extend back nearly 150 years.

SEARSMONT, Maine — The Maine State Fire Marshal's Office says the fire and explosion at the Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont, Maine, is being considered accidental. Officials say the fire remains ...