Date: March 21, 2022
Location: Red Oak, Iowa (USA)
Address: 2049 Fernwood Avenue, 51566
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Dryer
Company: Bunge Corporation
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to the company website, Bunge North America has been in business since the early 1900s. Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, it started out by trading raw agricultural commodities for both local use and export, and gradually expanded into oilseed processing, refining edible oils, milling corn, rice and wheat, and more. Today, Bunge North America is a leading processor of soy in the U.S. and canola in Canada and serves the animal feed industry and food manufacturers.
Incident Description:
On March 21, 2022, KMA Land reported a grain dryer fire at an agribusiness in Red Oak, Iowa.
Red Oak’s Fire Department was dispatched to the scene after 11:00 a.m. On arrival, firefighters found a field fire north of the facility and a fire on the northeast stack. They commenced aerial operations to extinguish the outside dryer stack fire and combated the field fire.
After confirming that the fire was contained to the facility’s exterior, firefighters put out the flames without incident. Ground operations were suspended shortly after 1:00 p.m.
Employees were evacuated safely. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
KMA Land
