An explosion may occur in a storage silo if certain factors are present. A large silo filled with organic dust can result in a devastating blast that can kill.
Essential elements for a storage silo explosion:
(1) dispersion of a flammable dust (flour, corn meal, other agricultural produce, mineral dust)
(2) oxygen
(3) ignition source
Additional elements that may contribute:
(1) adjacent fuel sources
(2) methane or other flammable gases from microbial metabolism
