Fire at an aluminum plant destroys the entire shop in a matter of seconds

Fire at an aluminum plant destroys the entire shop in a matter of secondsShow more

Security footage from an aluminium warehouse in Spain is being re-shared after showing how quickly accidental fires can spread

Reports suggest the fire started accidentally due to a catastrophic failure. With many remarking the blaze looked like it opened a "portal to hell."

The aluminum industry in the United States in 2023 produced 860 thousand metric tons of aluminum from refined metal ore (primary production), at six smelters. In addition, US industry recycled 3.4 million tons of aluminum (so-called secondary production aluminum).[1] Total annual imports of metal and alloy for use in secondary production stood at 2.6 million metric tons in the year to August 2023, with the previous decade seeing a fundamental shift toward recycled production