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Wednesday grain bin spill in White City-photo Morris Co. Emergency Management
MORRIS COUNTY –Officials are working to determine the cause of a large, Kansas grain big spill.
Just before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, the 500,000-bushel grain bin collapsed in the Morris County community of White City.
“Emergency crews responded and found that the grain bin had come straight down. It was 500,000 bushel capacity, but it was only 250,000 bushels full of corn and it spilled all over the ground,” said Chris Blackledge, Morris County Emergency Management Director,
Blackledge said four elevator employees on the scene heard a loud commotion outside just before the accident.
“They looked and saw a big cloud of grain dust, could see the side of the bin had opened up, and corn was coming out. It was kind of coming to the ground and tearing itself apart,” he said.
Cleanup of the spill began on Thursday morning. Mor-Kan Grain owns the bin, according to Blackledge.
There were no injuries.
