It began on Saturday in Delphi, Indiana.
A 10-story pile of corncobs that caught fire early Saturday is still burning.Dave McDowell, director of the Carroll County Emergency Management Agency, said about 30 firefighters will be monitoring the pile for the next several days."A lot of the equipment has gone back to the station to clean up and be ready for the next emergency," McDowell said. "Some guys are getting some much-needed sleep."McDowell said the fire is not dangerous to anyone in the nearby community.The fire was discovered about 5:15 a.m. in a 17,000-ton pile of corncobs on The Andersons property, which sits at the corner of Indiana 25 and Indiana 218.It's too early to tell what impact the fire will have on The Andersons' operation or bottom line, said Debra Crow, corporate communications manager for the company.About 150 local responders were on scene representing 15 fire departments, Crow said. There were no injuries and about 25 percent of the cobs are charred or damaged, Crow said.Cob products include cat litter, laboratory animal bedding, as well as product for agricultural and industrial applications, Crow said.In December 1989, a corncob fire raged for nine days at The Andersons. The cause of that fire also was unknown but destroyed roughly $1.5 million worth of cobs in a 35,000-ton pile.
A 10-story pile of corncobs that caught fire early Saturday is still burning.Dave McDowell, director of the Carroll County Emergency Management Agency, said about 30 firefighters will be monitoring the pile for the next several days."A lot of the equipment has gone back to the station to clean up and be ready for the next emergency," McDowell said. "Some guys are getting some much-needed sleep."McDowell said the fire is not dangerous to anyone in the nearby community.The fire was discovered about 5:15 a.m. in a 17,000-ton pile of corncobs on The Andersons property, which sits at the corner of Indiana 25 and Indiana 218.It's too early to tell what impact the fire will have on The Andersons' operation or bottom line, said Debra Crow, corporate communications manager for the company.About 150 local responders were on scene representing 15 fire departments, Crow said. There were no injuries and about 25 percent of the cobs are charred or damaged, Crow said.Cob products include cat litter, laboratory animal bedding, as well as product for agricultural and industrial applications, Crow said.In December 1989, a corncob fire raged for nine days at The Andersons. The cause of that fire also was unknown but destroyed roughly $1.5 million worth of cobs in a 35,000-ton pile.
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