February 16th at approximately 4:02pm, an explosion incurred inside the grain receiving bag house located on the south side of the railroad tracks at our Marcus location. No one was injured and everyone is safe and accounted for and for that we are very thankful. The incident is under investigation and the root cause is unknown at this time. All of the equipment in this area south of the railroad tracks is locked out and will remain offline until we complete the investigation. The ethanol plant on the north side of the railroad tracks was not affected and remains in operation.
We want to thank all the local emergency responders for their service and prompt response to the incident.