Date: November 8, 2021
Location: Odessa, Nebraska (USA)
Address: 2455 Odessa Road, 68861
Type: Dust Fire
Fuel: Dehydrated Alfalfa
Industry: Dehydrated Alfalfa Production (Food Processing)
Equipment: Storage Silo
Company: Alfagreen Supreme
Database Incidents: None Recorded
Loss: No Injuries
Capital Cost: Unknown
Status: Open
Confirmation: Unconfirmed
Company Description:
According to its website, Alfagreen Supreme is a dehydrated alfalfa products company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio. For over a century, the company has been supplying dehydrated alfalfa to domestic and international markets.
Incident Description:
On November 8, 2021, Kearney Hub reported a smouldering fire at a dehydrated alfalfa plant in Odessa, Nebraska. The fire created a haze that motorists could see from the highway.
At 5:57 p.m. the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of smouldering alfalfa. Firefighters arrived to find light smoke coming from a 60-foot by 150-foot metal grain storage building containing dehydrated alfalfa pellets.
A large-scale removal of the product was required to properly extinguish the fire due to the material and location. The company began removing as much product as necessary to reach the smoldering material.
Although the fire is not considered “under control,” it is contained to the building of origin and poses no danger to the public.
No injuries were reported.
Sources:
Kearney Hub
