A Philip, SD, grain elevator shut down on Aug. 24 because of the threat of a collapse of a grain bin reopened last week, reports the Rapid City Journal.
Officials with CHS Midwest Cooperative are working with engineers to decide the best method for repairing a 100,000-bushel-capacity grain bin, shut down after employees noticed the sides of the bin were buckling during the loading of wheat.
Because of the threat of a collapse and the minute possibility of a fire sparked with volatile grain dust, fire and emergency management officials evacuated the nearby downtown business district as a precaution and began unloading the bin.
