A truck trailer loaded with salvaged magnesium chips was set afire Tuesday afternoon and exploded into white-hot flames, forcing the evacuation of nearly 200 workers from two factories and resident… ...

A magnesium fire at a recycling plant burned out of control Friday night, ... Magnesium is a silvery-white, highly flammable metal that, when ignited, releases irritating or toxic fumes.

A huge magnesium-fueled fire in a Maywood industrial park has kept Los Angeles County firefighters at bay for the better part of Tuesday morning, officials said. The three-alarm blaze in the 3500 ...

Magnesium burns a white light and is hard to extinguish. Springfield Fire Department spokesman Dennis Leger told 22News firefighters worked for 2 hours to contain the flames until they burned out.

Magnesium is considered to be in the Class D Fire category. It has a melting point of 1,202 °F and a boiling point of 2,024 °F. When magnesium is in its metal form, it burns very easily in air.

PETOSKEY—Quick action by employees, follow-up work by firefighters, and safety measures implemented after a fire last winter all were all key in preventing a second major magnesium-fueled blaze ...

When fire officials arrived at Meridian Magnesium's main plant at 1:37 a.m. May 2 they were informed by an employee of an "explosion in the tunnel," according to the report.

An explosion during an auto parts plant fire that ultimately stopped production of the Ford F-150 was so violent that it threw a worker through the air into a door jamb.

The fire started around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Chicago Magnesium Casting Company foundry at 14101 Seeley Ave. in Dixmoor. Dixmoor does not have its own fire department, so the response was up ...

A large fire broke out Wednesday night at a magnesium factory in Dixmoor, causing significant damage to the facility, officials said. Crews were at the scene Thursday to assess the damage, ensure ...

Fire crews were called at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, to Molded Magnesium Products, 2336 E. High Street, for a reported commercial fire, Jackson Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Joe Smith said.