Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last year and killed 14 ...

The cause of the Imperial Sugar Co. refinery fire remained under investigation Friday, but an explosion of sugar dust is one working theory of the blast. "It's a viable option," said Capt. Matt Sta… ...

The Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Domino Sugar $4,000 for allowing sugar dust to accumulate in its refinery, which is believed to have caused an explosion last year ...

SAVANNAH, GA – In a final draft report released today, Chemical Safety Board investigators said the Feb. 7, 2008, deadly explosion at the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, GA, resulted ...

Sugar dust is thought to have ignited the blast, which claimed at least eight lives. What makes sugar explode? Surface area. Tiny sugar particles burn up almost instantly because of their high ...

SAVANNAH, GA. — Federal officials said Friday that Imperial Sugar Co. should face fines of more than $8.7 million for violations at two plants, including a Georgia facility where an explosion ...

More than 300 dust explosions have killed more than 120 workers in grain silos, sugar refineries and food processing plants over the past three decades. Most are preventable by removing fine-grain ...

The Melody of Dust starts in a castle-like room. Since it's an HTC Vive experience, your first instinct is to start walking around and interacting with the space. Pretty quickly you'll notice that ...

Last year's deaths of 14 sugar factory workers in Georgia could have been prevented if manufacturer Imperial Sugar had taken available steps to reduce the presence of sugar dust in its facility ...

When it comes to trying to eat healthy in the year 2016, the struggle is all too real. No matter how many times we purge our pantries of junk food or how many celebrity juice cleanses we try ...