爱荷华州锡达拉皮兹市全球最大燕麦厂爆炸起火：厂内人员全部安全撤离，无人受伤
爱荷华州锡达拉皮兹消息：当地时间10月24日下午4时45分左右，锡达拉皮兹市一家桂格燕麦（Quaker Oats）工厂发生爆炸并起火，厂区北侧冒出浓烟与火焰，消防人员赶赴现场处置，厂内人员全部安全撤离，无人受伤。
据锡达拉皮兹消防局通报，火灾由厂房内的一次爆炸引发。消防局在社交媒体发布的通报中说，灭火行动已扑灭大部分火势，但截至当地时间24日晚6时25分，厂房内部仍有「有限的收尾与清理作业」在进行。起火区域是工厂内处理产品的区域，市长 Tiffany O'Donnell 在社交媒体上说，该区域「员工与团队成员不多」，并表示「在这种情况下，这当然是一种幸运」。目前尚不清楚起火时厂房内有多少工人，起火与爆炸的原因截至24日晚仍不明，没有消防员受伤。
当地居民 Dan Gardner 对 KCRG 电视台说，看到浓烟时感到「恐惧、悲伤和担忧」，「桂格燕麦是这个小镇的支柱，我们不希望它爆炸」。据公司网站介绍，这家工厂是全球最大的谷物加工厂，每天加工超过200万磅燕麦；桂格燕麦公司隶属百事公司，以传统燕麦产品最为知名。
来源：GSM·美国
Explosion and Fire Hit the World's Largest Oat Mill in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; All Workers Evacuated Safely, No Injuries
An explosion and fire struck a Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at around 4:45 p.m. local time on Saturday, October 24, sending heavy smoke and flames from the north side of the facility as firefighters rushed to the scene. All workers on site were evacuated safely and no injuries were reported.
According to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department, the blaze was sparked by an explosion inside the building. In a release posted on social media, the department said firefighting operations had extinguished most of the fire, though "limited operations addressing final efforts and overhaul in the interior of the building" were still under way as of 6:25 p.m. local time. The fire broke out in an area of the plant that handles products, which Mayor Tiffany O'Donnell said on social media is "not heavily populated with employees and team members," adding: "Which of course in this case was a blessing." It remains unclear how many workers were inside when the blaze erupted, and the cause of the fire and explosion was unknown as of Saturday night. No firefighters were injured.
Local resident Dan Gardner told KCRG television he felt "terror, sadness [and] worry" at the sight of the smoke plumes, saying: "Quaker Oats is a staple of this town. So we don't want to see them blow up." According to the company's website, the plant is the largest milling facility in the world, processing more than 2 million pounds of oats each day. The Quaker Oats Company, owned by PepsiCo, is best known for its old-fashioned oats.
Source: GSM·USA
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