Date: December 15, 2018
Location: Deerfield, Ohio
Address: 9041 Route 224, 44411
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Agricultural Services Provider
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Deerfield Ag Services
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: One Injured
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Deerfield Ag Services is a family-owned agricultural service provider with one agronomy and four grain locations throughout Northeast Ohio. It was established in 1959 and employs approximately 75 people.
Incident Description:
On December 16, 2018, the Record-Courier reported a silo fire at an agricultural services provider in Deerfield, Ohio.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found the grain dryer on fire. According to the Deerfield fire chief, the equipment clogged, igniting the silo and the soybeans stored inside.
A grain dryer malfunctioned at Deerfield Ag Services Saturday, igniting the silo and the soybeans inside. The Deerfield fire chief said that the beans had to be emptied into semi-tractor trailers so that firefighters could access the flames more easily.
One farm worker was treated at the local hospital for minor injuries. A post on the company’s Facebook page stated that damage was minimal.
Sources:
Record-Courier
