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As the blast wave propagates through the plant, dust fuels the emerging flame, leading to extensive damage owing to the large quantity of dusts involved and the consequent strong pressure wave.<\/jats:p><jats:p>Several cases of secondary dust explosions have been analyzed by Eckhoff. Major accidents have also occurred in the US in recent years, causing the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) to produce a specific report highlighting the increasing number of dust explosions. An illustration of this point is the massive explosion that occurred on 7 February 2008 at the Imperial Sugar Company in Port Wentworth (Georgia), causing 14 fatalities and injuring 36 people.<\/jats:p><jats:p>The consequences of secondary dust explosions can be disastrous. 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