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Avoiding fires at feedmills: Best practices

04-10-2023 | |
The main causes of fire in feed mills are poorly controlled hot work, mechanical failure, overheating of a feed plant and poorly-adjusted plant parts. Photo: Canva
The main causes of fire in feed mills are poorly controlled hot work, mechanical failure, overheating of a feed plant and poorly-adjusted plant parts. Photo: Canva
On the morning of 16 April, the Jennie-O Turkey Store feed mill in Barron, Wisconsin went up in flames, requiring firefighters from 3 different community departments to attend. There were 2 employees saved from the roof. In March, a fire “badly damaged” the Corson Grain Mill in Gisborne, New Zealand. At the start of this year, the Rusk County Farm Supply feed mill in Ladysmith, Wisconsin burned. Another fire happened at a Thompsons Ltd. feed mill in Hensall, Ontario in November 2022, on a


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