Date: May 10, 2022
Location: Lima, Ohio (USA)
Address: 2485 Houx Pkwy, 45804
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Ethanol Production
Equipment: Grain Silo
Company: Guardian Lima, LLC
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Guardian Lima, LLC is an ethanol production plant in Lima, Ohio. A subsidiary of Guardian Energy, LLC, it employs 40 people, grinds 23 million bushels per year and produces approximately 70 million gallons of denatured ethanol per year.
Incident Description:
On May 10, 2022, Feed & Grain reported a fire at an ethanol plant in Lima, Ohio.
The employees noticed white smoke rising from one of the grain silos. Firefighters located a fire in a grain feed chamber on the east side of the silo, approximately 120 feet up in the air. It was contained to the grain feed chamber.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Feed & Grain
