Date: January 31, 2019
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Address: 7800 Thayer Street, 68507
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Soybean Oil (Food Processing)
Equipment: Unknown
Company: ADM
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: Three Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, ADM is an agricultural processor and food ingredient provider
Incident Description:
On February 1, 2019, 1011 Now reported an explosion and fire at a soybean processing facility in Lincoln, Nebraska.
A passerby saw fire and smoke issuing from the plant and called Lincoln Fire and Rescue, which arrived at around 11:30 p.m. on January 31. Representatives later stated that a small equipment explosion had occurred but the plant’s fire suppression system was able to handle it. According to the Lincoln Journal-Star, fire crews used a ladder truck and infrared-imaging cameras to confirm the fire hadn’t spread elsewhere in the building.
Three workers were sent to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No information about property damage was available, although the fire was contained to a small part of the plant.
Related Incidents:
The ADM grain processing facility in Clinton, Iowa, experienced a dust explosion on January 5, 2019. According to local press, firefighters arrived in response to reports of a fire in a silo storage bin. As they worked to get the flames under control, an explosion killed one firefighter and injured another.
ADM Milling Company’s location in Calgary, Alberta, was the site of a dust explosion on November 28, 2018. The incident, which occurred on the 10th floor of the flour mill, caused windows to shatter.
Sources:
1011 Now
Lincoln Journal-Star
