ADM fire at Decatur facility contained with ‘no injuries’

Update: 6:30 p.m.

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A fire Monday afternoon at the ADM facility led to an evacuation, but no one was injured, according to an ADM representative.

“This afternoon at approximately 3:10 p.m., a fire occurred at the Sorbitol production department in ADM’s Decatur complex. There were no injuries, and no other areas of the processing plant were impacted by the fire,” the ADM spokesperson said.

They also said Decatur Fire Department handled the fire quickly.

“The surrounding operations were shut down and evacuated as a precaution, and the Decatur Fire Department was contacted and arrived on site per emergency protocols,” the ADM spokesperson said. “The fire was quickly contained and extinguished, and we received the all-clear for colleagues to return to their work locations around 4:30 p.m. We appreciate the quick response from the Decatur Fire Department.”

WCIA reached out to Decatur Fire Department for more information and are waiting to hear back.

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur Fire Department responded to a fire at the Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)’s processing complex Monday afternoon.

As of around 4:00 p.m. the fire department confirmed with WCIA that there is an ongoing fire, but they were not able to offer any other details at this time.

WCIA will update this story as more information becomes available. We also reached out to ADM for more details, but haven’t heard back yet.

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