Date: February 15, 2022
Location: Claypool, Indiana (USA)
Address: 7344 IN-15, 46510
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Biofuel Production (Agriculture)
Equipment: Baghouse
Company: Louis Dreyfus
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Louis Dreyfus is an agricultural products company headquartered in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Its extensive product line includes food, beverage, feed and fiber products. The Claypool, Indiana plant is described as the largest fully integrated soybean processing and biodiesel plant in the country. It has capacity to crush 175,000 bushels of soybeans a day
Incident Description:
On February 15, 2022, Ink Free News reported a baghouse fire at an agricultural products company in Claypool, Indiana.
Firefighters were called out at around 6:30 p.m. The Claypool Fire Chief said that there were “flames at the beginning,” but when firefighters accessed the roof of the baghouse, the fire had calmed down. It was declared under control at 8:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sources:
Ink Free News
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