Fire and Rescue NSW crews helped evacuate 50 workers threatened by a large, hazardous dust cloud at a Wyong factory on Monday, February 13.
Crews from Berkeley Vale and Wyong arrived quickly at the Lucca Rd address, just after 12.30pm, establishing an exclusion zone and escorting the workers to safety.
One of the workers was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics and treated at the scene after the dust escaped from a blast furnace waste containment bin.
The dust contaminated large areas of the factory and a number of vehicles.
Aware that the particles could become caustic if wet, firefighters and staff worked together to contain and direct the dust to a sheltered area.
Firefighters established a decontamination area and worked with onsite personnel throughout the afternoon to render the site safe.
The facility is fitted with a containment system so all runoff was contained on site.
Source:
Fire & Rescue NSW