Like many others, the Heidelberg Materials cement plant in Schelklingen, Baden-Wiirt-temberg, Germany, uses a range of alternative fuels, including waste wood, municipal waste fractions and biomass. However, this brings the problem of biomass from food scraps in packaging waste creating bacteria when left for extended periods. Heat can then build and, if undetected, spontaneous combustion may occur. Fires can then spread, putting personnel at risk, and seriously damaging, or even destroying entire facilities. It is therefore vital that fires are prevented from the outset with targeted and rapid detection and extinguishing systems.
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