Date: September 19, 2022
Location: Delphi, Indiana (USA)
Address: 3854 N. Anderson Drive, 46923
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Bin
Company: Andersons
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, the Andersons is an agribusiness headquartered in Maumee, Ohio. It owns more than 50 grain terminals in eleven states as well as Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada, with a total grain storage capacity of more than 190 million bushels.
Incident Description:
On September 20, 2022, WISHTV reported a fire at a grain facility in Delphi, Indiana.
The fire was reported at 6:40 a.m. Crews from multiple fire departments found fires in a large filter cannister, its associated conveyors and a connected storage bin. Firefighters took about three hours to extinguish the flames.
The Delphi and Camden fire departments later responded to a grain bin collapse shortly before 2:30 p.m. that afternoon. When the collapsing bin hit a truck, it smashed and left a large field of grain on the ground.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
WISHTV
