Dust Explosion Damages Canadian Wastewater Plant

Sewage sludge generates dry dust that can explode.
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Sewage sludge generates dry dust that can explode.
3M tape manufacturing facility in Ontario evacuated.
One person hospitalized with critical injuries.
Blaze triggers evacuation with no injuries.
Residents of Trois-Rivières in Quebec ordered to shelter-in-place.
On July 6, 2013, a runaway freight train derailed and exploded in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec.
Firm wants time to investigate the nature of the June 29 emergency.
Carbon monoxide report being investigated by fire authorities.
Earlier death also happened in British Columbia.
Vents open at a specific pressure within milliseconds of an explosion.