An surge and fire at an soybean processing center in Illinois has hurt 8 workers and sentout a tower of smoke into the air
ByThe Associated Press
September 11, 2023, 1: 50 AM
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Fire teams respond to the scene at Archer Daniel Midland Co. after an surge at the East Plant on East Faries Parkway in Decatur, Ill., Sunday, Sept. 10,2023 (Joseph Ressler/Herald & Review bymeansof AP)
The Associated Press
DECATUR, Ill. — An surge and fire at a soybean processing center in Illinois hurt 8 staffmembers over the weekend and sentout a tower of smoke into the air, authorities stated Monday.
The surge happened at the east plant in the Archer Daniels Midland processing complex soon after 7 p.m. Sunday in Decatur, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, the farming business stated in a declaration on its site.
Six of the 8 hurt employees were taken from the scene by ambulance with the “extent of injuries unidentified,” Battalion Chief Wade Watson with the Decatur Fire Department stated in a declaration Monday earlymorning.
ADM stated in a declaration early Monday afternoon that 5 staffmembers stayed in hospitalized “receiving treatment for their injuries” and included that the business’s “priority is supplying our hurt colleagu