Date: March 25, 2023
Location: Danville, Illinois (USA)
Address: 321 East North Street, 61832
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Dust Collector
Company: Bunge North America
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: $75,000
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Bunge North America is a subsidiary of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food company. It is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, and operates as an integrated food and feed ingredient company in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Some of their key products include oils, shortenings, margarines, mayonnaise, and milled grain products. They also produce animal feed and sell fertilizer to farmers.
Bunge North America has more than 4,000 employees across its various locations and has been in business for over 200 years, making it one of the oldest agribusiness companies in North America.
Incident Description:
On March 27, 2023, Yahoo News reported a fire at an agribusiness in Danville, Illinois.
The Danville Fire Department responded to the incident at 3:52 p.m. The firefighters arrived to find an exterior grain dust collector on fire, located on the west side of the building. They extended a hand line to the fire and began extinguishing it. More firefighters were assigned to search for additional fires throughout the building, along with company employees.
Firefighters remained on scene until 5:28 p.m.
No injuries were reported, but the fire resulted in an estimated $75,000 in damages. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
Sources:
Yahoo News
