Posted on 08/19/2022 1:40:34 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
A historic flour mill in Oregon owned by the nation’s biggest independent flour milling company has been completely destroyed by a fire.
Authorities are describing the Grain Craft mill in Pendleton as a total loss after a small fire that began on Tuesday afternoon reignited early Wednesday morning while the building was empty, fully engulfing the mill due to the significant amount of dry grain it was housing as well as its wood structure.
Pendleton Assistant Fire Chief Tony Pierotti told the media that the fuel load was “extreme” because the silos were filled with finished grain.
Authorities have been keeping the area clear in anticipation of the potential collapse of the building, which is more than 100 years old, as well as the amount of slow-burning grain. The mill is surrounded by the county courthouse as well as businesses and homes.
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Very dangerous places.
Another food source gone.
4 food scarcity posts in a row? RWC, you’re just a ray of effin’ SUNSHINE today!
Yep.
four mill and storage silo fires and catastrophic explosions used to be quite common before rigorous dust control measures were instituted ...
The mill burned, not the grain, it’s being shifted to other mills in the area.
Sounds like the fire fighters need some more training.
Convinced this is happening on purpose
Looks they did what they were supposed to. It was supposed to burn down. And it did.
Grain Craft is the company that grew out of the merger of Pendleton Flour Mills, Milner Milling and Cereal Food Processors.
The real deal, and works to keep a "craft flour" in the market to assist smaller farmers.
BTW, they have has a couple major fires in their 120 year history, the last big one in 1969.
It isn't unheard of.
They are destroying baby formula.
Originally say this on a Max Igan vid then ran across the actual vid used and taken by a trucker delivering baby formula.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOe_pBegTB0
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