Boiler explosion on Guadeloupe.

Boiler explosion on Guadeloupe.

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27 July 2026 at 00:28 #857899
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“A second person has died “from their injuries” following the explosion at a distillery in Guadeloupe on Friday, July 24, Alexandra Onfray, deputy prosecutor of Pointe-à-Pitre, told Agence France Presse on Sunday , confirming reports from local media.

On Friday, the toll from the boiler explosion at the Montebello distillery in Petit-Bourg stood at one dead and two people whose lives were in danger.

In Guadeloupe, this industrial accident has aroused much emotion and reaction among the population, elected officials and also the rum industry”

In general,the boilers are fuelled by the “bagasse” which is the stalks and residue from the crushing process of the sugar cane which drives the rum industry.

The image of the plant looks like a big steamer.

https://www.ouest-france.fr/region-guadeloupe/guadeloupe-deces-dun-des-blesses-de-lexplosion-de-la-distillerie-e84a8462-8941-11f1-abec-0816624751ff
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27 July 2026 at 06:45 #857914
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Certainly still using old steam engines out there and on other islands. Not sure about the boilers whether they are a similar vintage or newer.

https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/mills/guadeloupemill02.htm

I have started to make a model of one of the French build Fives-Lille engines
27 July 2026 at 11:25 #857943
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Which bit exploded first, the bio Gas generator or the Boiler ?
27 July 2026 at 13:06 #857964
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I think they just burn the waste directly rather than turn it to gas first. Certainly the way it used to be done and just like the straw burning portables which just fed the stalks straight into teh firebox.
27 July 2026 at 13:56 #857974
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When I worked at Greenwood&Batley we supplied steam turbines to the Caribbean. I think they had a need for process steam, so if you generate it at higher pressure and send it through a turbine first you get a very good payback.
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