Explosions and fire at battery recycling plant in Trail, BC - TMTV News
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TMTV News copyright 2010 - TRAIL, B.C. — A huge fire has burned through a battery recycling and electronic waste plant south of Trail, B.C. MORE NEWS @ http://www.bctvkootenays.com
A spokesperson at the Kootenay-Boundary Regional Fire Service says five fire companies quickly converged on the scene of a large fire at the Toxco plant.
Steve Low, who lives a few kilometres away from the plant, says he heard several explosions and could see smoke and fire.
Low says the fire started at about 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon and appeared to be under control a few hours later.
Toxco has facilities in Trail,B.C., Ohio, California and Tennessee and recycles lithium and alkaline batteries.
A company news release says the Trail facility began alkaline battery recycling last May.
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@simonnicholasbird - I've read water actually makes lithium fires much worse, but when a lot of these facilities are built, a sprinkler system is required. This type of fire requires a different treatment.
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talk about a hazmat scene lol
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GOD that smoke must be TOXIC!
That incident I bet would deposit more lead than Cominco does in... a year !?! LOL
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That's like 1000 years of battery recycling effort down the shitter
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The batteries were recycled into fire, smoke and battery parts.
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Does anyone know, was that plant sprinkler protected?
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my sister was right where it happend she filmed most of it
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@Bullshitbuster1 we have some chemical fire to in holland by moerdijk
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Recycling batteries - good for the environment!
sparkie21 2 years ago 7
Chemical fires are awesome and horrible
Bullshitbuster1 1 year ago 4