Forty years ago this month, three men were killed when an explosion ripped apart a grain elevator in Savage, MN. According to grain and fire experts, tighter industry regulations haven’t eliminated the risk of explosions, reports the Savage Pacer.
Retired firefighters — and a Port Bunge employee who survived the explosion — shared memories from the devastating day in hopes of better preparing responders for large scale explosions and fires.
On October 3, 1978, an explosion in the elevator's headhouse claimed the lives of three employees. The Port Bunge grain elevator — renamed Savage River Port LLC — is now owned by Ceres Global Ag Corp.
Read the full report at the Savage Pacer.
