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“Grain Explosion” Starts Fire at Bunge Elevator in Illinois

Jan 06, 2021 at 04:39 PM CST

A fire ignited after an explosion Wednesday morning at the Bunge Grain elevator in Homer, IL, local news organizations reported. Crews responded to the East Coffeen Street facility after receiving word of the fire at about 7:45 a.m. and personnel remained on scene for several hours to put out the flames, according to ABC News affiliate WICS.