– We don’t have any more grain dryers. This is very unfortunate. We have only passed the halfway point in the season and fine weather has been reported. This is the busiest time. That’s what the district manager at Fiskå mølle at Byneset in Trondheim, Jon Halvor Dahl, says. They have received 2,000 tonnes of grain so far this autumn, but about half of the grain still remains. Most of the grain is safe. The reason is that fire crews have managed to limit the fire this afternoon to a silo where the grain is drying. Fear of explosion Fire response leader Trond Fjellsæther says there is a danger of explosion. – There is grain in the silo and there is a risk of dust. There is then a risk of dust explosion. We try to avoid that. We work quietly. He says that there are some flames. – It is very difficult to extinguish, he says to news. Operations leader in the fire service, Trond Fjellsæter, tells Adresseavisen that they fear a dust explosion. – It will be the same as a gas explosion – the result will be the same. There are many millions of small particles that ignite at the same time. It is the worst that can happen – a powerful case. So our aim is to avoid that, he tells the newspaper. Smoke from Fiskå mølle Photo: Bjarte Johannesen / news Strong smoke development – There is a lot of smoke coming from the place. This is what the duty manager at 110 – the exchange in Trøndelag, Tor Arne Malm, says. All available crew have been on site from three units. The fire service received a report of smoke from the grain dryer shortly after 3.30pm on Thursday. Those who worked inside the premises reported some smoke. Not long after, the automatic fire alarm went off. – We don’t know the full extent. Work is being done on site, says Malm. He says that work is being done to empty the silo of grain. No one is injured, but some have inhaled smoke and are being treated with oxygen, says incident leader Mari Fløttum at the Trøndelag police district to Adresseavisen. The county road is now closed close to Byneset church due to the fire. Uncertain where grain can be delivered At Fiskå mill, work is now being done to find out where grain farmers can deliver the grain in the next few days. Much is ready for harvest. – We will send out a message on Facebook, e-mail and text messages this evening, says district manager at Fiskå mølle at Byneset in Trondheim, Jon Halvor Dahl. Farmers from Byneset and as far as Stjørdal deliver grain to the mill. He says that it is grain for power production that was for drying. They have avoided the spread of the fire to the power pre-production at Fiskå mill.
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