Date: March 7, 2023
Location: Moorhead, Minnesota (USA)
Address: 2500 11th Street North, 56560
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Sugar Dust
Industry: Sugar Processing (Food Processing)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: American Crystal Sugar Company
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, American Crystal Sugar Company is an agricultural cooperative specializing in the production of sugar and related agri-products. It was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Moorhead, Minnesota.
American Crystal Sugar is owned by approximately 2,800 sugar beet growers in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota, as well as in Montana and Iowa. The company operates five sugar beet processing plants and has distribution centers located throughout the United States. It is one of the largest sugar beet processors in the United States, producing a variety of sugar products for industrial, food service, and retail customers.
Incident Description:
On March 7, 2023, AG Week reported a fire at a sugar processing plant in Moorhead, Minnesota.
According to the Moorhead Fire Department, the fire started in the dust collection system. Firefighters were called out just after 4:00 a.m. Crews, along with maintenance staff from the company, had to take apart a pipe in the dust collector to get to the fire and put it out.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
AG Week
