Date: August 24, 2018
Location: Montezuma, Kansas (USA)
Address: 103 Texcoco Street, 67867
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Pride AG Resources
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Pride AG Resources (also known as the Dodge City Cooperation Exchange, Inc.) was formed in 1914 in Dodge City, Kansas. Today it has 15 grain facilities with associated businesses, two agronomy locations, and other holdings that employ over 120 full-time workers. Pride AG Resources encompasses what were 11 different cooperatives that include 18 million bushels of grain storage, a grain shuttle loader/unloader, and a dry fertilizer facility. With 5,500 members and over 2,000 voting members, it has one of the largest memberships in the state.
Incident Description:
On August 24, 2018, the Dodge City Daily Globe reported a fire at a grain elevator along Highway 56 in Montezuma, Kansas. Co-op employees had seen thick smoke issuing from the south side and top of the elevator and called the fire department, which dispatched crews immediately, as fire in or around a grain elevator could become catastrophic.
The head of the Montezuma Fire team stated that bearing or mechanical issues triggered the incident, which was confined to the boot and grain leg of the elevator. Fire crews hosed down the grain to make sure no residual heat could cause damage.
No injuries were reported and the amount of any property damage is unknown.
Sources:
Dodge City Daily Globe
