Fires and explosions in wood pellet storage silos happened often enough there that the regulators launched a safety initiative around them. Typically, sawmills bring in wet wood that’s dried in a kiln ...

According to Purdue University’s nationwide report, there’s a concerning trend where the total number of grain dust explosions decreased in 2025, but the severity of those incidents—measured by ...

Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...

PEORIA – The two employees who were injured after a grain bin explosion in South Peoria have been released from the hospital, a company spokesman said Thursday. "They were exposed to smoke but taken ...

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Fire Rescue responded to a large silo fire in an industrial area of Lakeland Thursday afternoon. Officials said it was at a business near the intersection of Lasso ...