CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Firefighters responded Saturday afternoon to a fire at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, the Associated Press reported. There were no immediate reports of injuries.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department said it was called around 4:45 p.m. Photos and video on social media showed thick black smoke over the city’s downtown.
The company describes the facility as the world’s largest milling plant, processing more than 2 million pounds of oats a day. Cedar Rapids has about 140,000 residents.
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were not immediately known.
Sources: Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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