Date: April 22, 2020
Location: Nevada, Ohio (USA)
Address: 105 South Main Street, 44849
Type: Dust Explosion
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Bin
Company: Nevada Grain (Mennel Milling Company)
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Mennel Milling Company is a wheat milling business headquartered in Fostoria, Ohio. It was founded in 1886 and employs over 600 people at six flour mills, 13 country grain elevators; three trucking companies; two bakery mix facilities; a popcorn plant; and several other service-centred businesses. The Nevada, Ohio location has a storage capacity of 905,000 bushels.
Incident Description:
On April 23, 2020, the Telegraph-Forum reported a fire and explosion at a grain elevator in Nevada, Ohio.
The Wyandot East Fire and Rescue were called to the site just after 9:30 p.m. According to the Fire Chief, an explosion had travelled throughout the system. The top of one bin had been blown off and the fire had spread to two other bins.
“It pretty much destroyed the whole system,” he said. “All the grain legs, the conveyor belt, everything of it was blown apart in the explosion.”
Firefighters were on the scene approximately four hours before everything was extinguished. No injuries were reported, and the damage was limited to the property. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
Telegraph-Forum
