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DECATUR, Ill. (AP) — An explosion at an Archer Daniels Midland facility in Illinois injured several employees and sent a tower of smoke into the air Sunday evening. The explosion occurred shortly after 7 p.m. at the east plant in the ADM processing complex in Decatur, Illinois. Several employees were injured and transported to a hospital, the agricultural company said in a statement on its website Sunday. The company contacted the Decatur Fire Department but said it did not know the cause of the explosion. Political Cartoons View All 1148 ImagesDecatur is located about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of Springfield and about 180 miles (289 kilometers) southeast of Chicago, where ADM is headquartered.
Persons: Archer Daniels Organizations: Archer Daniels Midland, ADM, Decatur Fire Department, Associated Press, WCIA Locations: DECATUR, Ill, Illinois, Decatur , Illinois, Decatur, Springfield, Chicago
(Reuters) - Several employees at an Archer-Daniels-Midland facility in Decatur, Illinois were injured after an explosion on Sunday night, the company said in a statement. "Tonight at approximately 7:11 p.m., there was an explosion at the East Plant within ADM's processing complex in Decatur. ADM immediately contacted the Decatur Fire Department, which remains on the scene," ADM said, adding that the injured had been transported to a local hospital. The company said it did not have a confirmed cause as of Sunday night. (Reporting by Evelyn Nikhila S in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
Persons: Archer, Evelyn Nikhila, Muralikumar Anantharaman Organizations: Reuters, Daniels, Midland, ADM, Decatur Fire Department Locations: Decatur , Illinois, Decatur, Bengaluru
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