Updated July 29, 2024
Date of Incident: June 27, 2019
Location: Pekin, Illinois (USA)
Address: 461-811 South Front Street, 61554
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: CHS Pekin Grain Terminal
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, CHS is a farmer-owned cooperative headquartered outside St. Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1929 and specializes in energy, agronomy, grain marketing, animal feed, and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. Its location in Pekin, which it acquired in 2012, is the site of the former Tomen Grain facility.
Incident Description:
On June 27, 2019, Central Illinois Proud reported a fire at a grain elevator in Pekin, Illinois.
Firefighters from the Pekin Fire Department arrived shortly after the got the call at around 6:00 a.m. Crews later reported seeing small explosions coming from the top of a grain terminal at the site. They said that inside, an elevator belt burned through and released its own fire.
The street outside had to be closed off to gain water access.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Central Illinois Proud
