By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com WESTFIELD - A magnesium fire, something that firefighters could only combat with specialized fire extinguishers, caused some $500,000 worth of damage today to ...

Magnesium is considered to be in the Class D Fire category. It has a melting point of 1,202 °F and a boiling point of 2,024 °F. When magnesium is in its metal form, it burns very easily in air.

All of this being said, vehicle fires are by-and-large rare these days, and as we said earlier Magnesium isn’t very easy to ignite without an already serious vehicle fire.

PETOSKEY—Quick action by employees, follow-up work by firefighters, and safety measures implemented after a fire last winter all were all key in preventing a second major magnesium-fueled blaze ...

A fire at a factory in Bellevue Tuesday morning has finally burned out. The MagReTech factory refines and recycles magnesium. There have been small fires at the factory before, but never like this.

Magnesium facility fire causes explosions in south Chicago suburb 01:34. According to Chicago Magnesium's website, the foundry uses magnesium and aluminum to make castings for helicopters, jet ...

EPA monitors and company officials were in Dixmoor Thursday after a fire destroyed Chicago Magnesium Casting on South Seeley Avenue. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 68°F.