Number of Factory Fires Jumped by 129% in 2021
From Poweder and Bulk Solids https://www.powderbulksolids.com/industrial-fires-explosions/number-factory-fires-jumped-129-2021 Representative image Data gathered by risk management firm Resilinc shows that 59% of the fires in manufacturing facilities were caused by faulty equipment. John S. Forrester | Nov 17, 2022 A recent report released by risk management solutions firm Resilinc found that the number of fires in factories increased by a whopping 129% between 2020 and 2021 as facility operators grappled with a variety of challenges that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company posits that the rate of factory fires in 2022 may exceed the high rate of incidents recorded last year. 1,946 notifications on factory fires were distributed through Resilinc’s EventWatch data platform in 2021. A company whitepaper, “Spotlight on Factory Fires,” details that the platform has pushed out 2,889 alerts on factory fires so far in 2022, which the...
