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To: Tom Kinakin who wrote (5702)7/25/1999 10:14:00 AM
From: CAYMAN  Read Replies (1) of 6467
 
Richmond News clipping, Reply: FIRE

By: PTR

Reply To: 2950 by A_TT_NOBODY
Sunday, 25 Jul 1999 at 4:14 AM EDT
RAGING BULL Post #2962

A friend of mine who lives in Richmond clipped this article:

The Richmond News, Sunday, July 25, 1999 (page 3)

Investigator says fire was accidental

by Mike Howell, News Reporter

The fire that erupted at a Mitchell Island waste recycling plant early Saturday is believed to have started after food waste contained in a large metal tank overheated, says a Richmond Fire-Rescue inspector.

John Mitchell said the the tank was so hot that the heat spread to the outside of the tank and ignited the foam insulation covering the tank. A bio-chemical reaction in the tank is probably what generated the heat, Mitchell said.

The fire then spread through the large tin building, damaging and destroying most of the machinery at Richmond Bio Conversion Inc., located at 11611 Twigg Place. Early estimates put the damage as high as $20 million but Mitchell said it's closer to $12 million.

The plant uses bacteria to transform organic waste into products such as animal feed. The bacteria comes from food waste trucked in from restaurants and food processing plants.

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