Date: November 5, 2018
Location: Trenton, Ontario (CA)
Address: 157 County Road 40, K8V 5P7
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Storage (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Maizeing Acres Inc.
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Maizeing Acres Inc. is a grain elevator and grain storage service with two locations: one in Campbellford and the other in Trenton. Thanks to two dryer systems, it can flexibly accommodate 2.3 million bushels. Approximately one million bushels of beans and 2.3 million bushels of corn come and go through the facility every year.
Incident Description:
On November 5, 2018, the Quinte News reported a fire at a grain elevator in Trenton, Ontario. Firefighters arrived at around 5:30 a.m. and took nearly three hours to extinguish the fire completely.
There were no injuries reported and neither a cause nor a damage estimate are available.
Sources:
Quinte News
