Date: January 3, 2023
Location: Garden City, Iowa (USA)
Address: 31578 Co Hwy S27, 50102
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Grain Dust
Industry: Grain Processing (Agriculture)
Equipment: Grain Elevator
Company: Innovative Ag Services Co-op
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Innovative Ag Services Co-op is an agricultural cooperative. It provides value-added products and services to more than 5,000 members in the grain, agronomy, feed, energy and building supply markets. It was founded in 1969 and has over 30 locations throughout northeast and central Iowa, and southwestern Wisconsin.
Incident Description:
On January 3, 2023, KCCI reported a fire inside a grain silo in Garden City, Iowa. According to reports, it had been burning since before Christmas.
The elevator fed six silos, which were normally filled with grain. When those materials self-combusted around December 21, the Radcliffe Fire Department was called for assistance. By January 3, the fire was only smouldering, but Radcliffe fire crews were on standby in case it flared up while salvage crews removed the grain manually.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
KCCI
