Date: July 25, 2021
Location: Clinton, Minnesota (USA)
Address: US-75, 56296
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Wheaton Dumont Co-Op Elevator
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, the Wheaton Dumont Co-Op Elevator is an agricultural cooperative headquartered in Wheaton, Minnesota, with grain elevators throughout the state.
Incident Description:
On July 25, 2021, MNPR News reported a fire at an agricultural cooperative in Clinton, Minnesota.
Firefighters from more than a half-dozen western Minnesota communities responded to the grain elevator fire, which forced 75 nearby residents to evacuate their homes. The nearby highway and some surrounding roads were closed.
Fire crews remained on the scene until late in the evening. By that point, the central part of the elevator structure had collapsed and water was being sprayed on adjacent large steel grain bins to keep them cool.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
MNPR News
Feed and Grain
