Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) reported explosions at two separate plants over the weekend of January 4-5, one of which resulted in the death of a firefighter and a critical injury to another.
A fire at an ADM grain facility in Clinton, Iowa, on January 5 led to an explosion that resulted in the death of a 33-year-old. Workers on site observed smouldering material in a silo storage bin within the loading facility at about 5:45 a.m. and called firefighters. Reports said an explosion occurred after fire crews arrived.
The other incident occurred on January 4 at an ADM corn processing plant in Decatur, Illinois. Company spokesman identified that no injuries were reported, and company officials are investigating the cause of the blast and assessing damage. It was reported that the explosion occurred in the corn plant’s conveyor belt system.
These incidents come a little more than a month after an explosion was reported at the ADM Milling Co.’s flour mill in Calgary. No injuries were reported in that incident.
Additionally last November, emergency personnel were called to the Decatur facility for a dust explosion and fire in a grain elevator, No injuries were logged during that incident.
