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Explosion at Christensen Farms in Sleepy Eye, MN

No injuries reported after incident occurred at onsite feed mill

June 2, 2021

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An explosion occurred at Christensen Farms near Sleepy Eye, MN, Tuesday morning, reports KEYC.

The incident occurred at the feed mill on site just after 5 a.m. Nobody was injured, and no animals were in the vicinity of the explosion.

The fire was mainly in one silo, however, the explosion blew the tops off several grain storage silos.

The incident is still under investigation.

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