ADM Explosion Decatur, Illinois: Several injured in ADM central Illinois plant explosion

ADM Explosion Decatur, Illinois: Several injured in ADM central Illinois plant explosion.

In a significant incident that occurred late on Sunday, a massive explosion and subsequent fire at the Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM) facility in Decatur, Illinois, resulted in the hospitalisation of multiple employees. The incident caused extensive damage to the crop processing operations at the facility, according to both the company and the local fire department.

In a statement released on Monday, the Decatur Fire Department reported that a total of eight workers sustained injuries at the ADM East processing plant. Out of the eight injured individuals, six were transported to the hospital by ambulance for further medical attention. According to ADM, five individuals are still hospitalised as of Monday morning.

The company has announced that it is currently assessing the magnitude of the damage and conducting an inquiry into the root cause of the incident.

According to the fire department, the blast resulted in significant damage to multiple structures, including a 10-story building and nearby buildings.

On Monday, ADM reported that a plant responsible for crushing soybeans into soybean oil and white flake for soy protein production experienced a shutdown. According to the company, the adjacent maize processing plant is currently “temporarily down until operations can be safely resumed.”

The Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, commonly known as ADM, is an American multinational food processing and commodities trading corporation founded in 1902 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company operates more than 270 plants and 420 crop procurement facilities worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial, and animal feed markets worldwide.

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