The Rapid City Journal's Jim Holland reported on a close call at the CHS Midwest Cooperative Philips, SD, location, that forced surrounding downtown area to evacuate.
Crews at the grain elevator were loading wheat into the nearly full 100,000-bushel grain bin, when they noticed a buckle in its exterior. Fearing a collapse and the potential resulting dust explosion, officials triggered an evacuation of the surrounding downtown area.
Crews at the site were able to perform a controlled emptying of the damaged bin under the direction of a grain engineering expert, and the evacuation order was lifted that afternoon.
