Explosion reported at grain elevator

Published 12:39 pm Friday, July 1, 2011

NEW RICHLAND — Emergency crews responded to a dust explosion at the Watonwan Farm Service grain facility in New Richland early Friday morning.

No injuries were reported.

According to a news release from the company, a fire was ignited by the explosion. The fire was extinguished.

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No other information is available at this time, but more is expected later Friday.