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On Wednesday, a pre-dawn fire at Caledonia Farmers Elevator grain processing facility in Charlotte, MI, was put out before too much damage occurred. No injuries were reported.
According to WILX, the fire was contained to a large electric motor and grain dust in the basement of the original 1960s plant.
Although multiple engines responded, the first two to arrive had the fire extinguished before it could do more damage.
Firefighters said they found that the processing area was properly vented, greatly decreasing the chances for a dust explosion.
The fire department praised the facility’s employees, who they said acted quickly to get emergency responders where they needed to be to stop the fire in time.
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