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It's ahh complicated but if you look at the photo there are 5 tall blue absorbers(the White crane is pointing to the top of #3 absorber).

Those absorbers have about 2000tonnes of char (approx $2500 per ton)in them which cleans the waste gas.

3weeks ago I had a fire in #2 but managed to get it under control by flooding it with N2O and closing it off. We start sh*tting ourselves when temps get above 180degrees. That night they peaked at 863degrees so I was a little stressed. At the time it was a world record without burning it to the ground.

I got a pat on the back from the boss and my reward was to write a procedure to deal with it which I did.

From what I have been told it looks like #3 has just gone up and it will still be burning for quiet a while.

Not good!

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I'm a control room operator at the sinter plant.

I had a fire just down stream from that stack 3 weeks ago tonight.

We knew it was still smouldering. Thought we had it under control but obviously not.

Geezez mate! All good now? No one injured I hope.

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managed to get it under control by flooding it with N2O and closing it off

^^^Not N2O just pure nitrogen!

Yeah apparently no one injured so that's good.

This only happened yesterday but its been an issue for a while.

I'm on the desk tomorrow so will find out more then.

I think we're gonna be down for a while though.

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