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Iowa grain elevator explosion leads to injuries, evacuation

Smoke wafts over the horizon from a fire after an explosion at a grain elevator on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. The explosion has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Marengo at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP) Smoke wafts over the horizon from the fire at a grain elevator Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. An explosion caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Marengo at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP) Smoke wafts over the horizon from a fire at a grain operator, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. An explosion caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Marengo at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP) Smoke wafts over the horizon from a fire at a grain elevator Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. Ann explosion caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Marengo at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP) Emergency responders fill the streets around a grain elevator as they battle a fire there, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. An explosion at a grain elevator has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP) Firefighters work to control a blaze at a grain elevator, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Marengo, Iowa. An explosion has caused injuries and an evacuation of people near the operation. The explosion and fire happened about 11:15 a.m. Thursday in Marengo at a grain elevator owned by Heartland Crush. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)
Iowa grain elevator explosion leads to injuries, evacuation