Seven U.S. grain dust explosions in 2025 caused 10 injuries and four fatalities, according to a nationwide annual summary.

Seven dust-fueled explosions caused 10 injuries and four fatalities in 2025, according to a Purdue University report. That represents a drop in incidents from the prior year, but an increase in ...

According to Purdue University’s nationwide report, there’s a concerning trend where the total number of grain dust ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Illustration by Lauren Cross/Investigate Midwest) Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An annual report from Purdue University found there were seven grain dust explosions in the United States in 2025. While that is lower than the nine reported the previous year, ...

LICKING COUNTY, Ohio — No injuries were reported after there was an explosion inside a grain elevator at a New Albany farm on Wednesday. According to Monroe Township Fire Chief Dudley Wright, multiple ...

Monroe Township firefighters in Licking County were dispatched at 12:45 p.m. on reports of a barn fire, according to our news partner WBNS in Columbus. An explosion inside a grain elevator started a ...

ATCHISON, Kan. — Most of the men killed in a recent grain elevator explosion in Kansas were younger than 25, all employed in an industry that relies on youthful workers who can withstand the physical ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ATCHISON, Kan. • Crews suspended their search Sunday for three people missing after a thunderous explosion at a Kansas grain ...

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As ...