I've been thinking of making a list of all the food related factories, producers, packagers, etc. that have gone up in smoke recently. It seems to be way to many to be just random chance, but without good data, it can be hard to be sure.
Then the following post in another thread started me thinking...
There are a lot of smart people here, and I might be able to find many of the strange fires, but I bet I won't remember or be able to find them all. So I thought I'd ask ya'll if you remember a particular one, if you'd made a note note of it here in this thread and we'd be able to start making a list.
- Focus on things effecting the American food chain: Food production, distribution, transportation, inputs (like fertilizer and tractors), pet food, baby food, etc.
- Also okay to include train derailments, catastrophic accidents, and major rail line destruction (that we can reasonably determine relate to food, fertilizer, or farming equipment) in the US, or in Canada & Mexico specifically destine for the US food supply.
- Also okay to include ship disasters at sea, bringing food/fertilizer to the US probably should be also include. However, I think things like port delays, shut downs and work stoppages that are more general in nature should not be.
Please try to keep the discussion that is off topic to a minimum.
Also look at the list to see if it might already be included.
(While I can edit this post, I'll continue to try to add to this list when they are posted below):
2021
Jan - Illinois - Fire destroys Deli Star deli meat plant in Fayetteville
Mar - Iowa - Massive fire destroys 40k sandwiches per day sandwich plant in Mareng
April - Fire breaks out at Baltimore’s iconic Domino Sugar factory
Jul - Alabama - Building in flames at Tyson/River Valley Ingredients plant near Hanceville
Sep - Nebraska - Fire at Huge Grand Island Beef Plant Disrupts Production Briefly
Oct - Idaho - Fire at powdered milk & butter Darigold plant in downtown Caldwell
Dec - Texas - Smoke damage @ West Side food plant left after fire in San Antonio
2022
Jan - California's largest raw milk dairy burned to the ground
Jan - Louisiana - Feed mill fire and explosion in Lecompte
Feb - Oregon - Potato chip plant burns down from a boiler explosion
Feb - Pennsylvania - Silo fire at Rissers Grain in East Drumore Township (No Link Yet)
Feb - Indiana - Fire at largest U.S. soy processing plant
Mar - Arizona - Maricopa food pantry lost 50,000lbs of food in a fire
Mar - Indiana - Massive fire broke out at a Walmart distribution center
Mar - Maine - Fire at Belfast potato processing factory
Mar - Arkansas - Nestle fire
Apr - Nebraska - Turbine explosion causes fire at Western Sugar plant in Scottsbluff
Apr - California - Two alarm fire @ UPS facility also destroys dozens of UPS trucks
Apr - Kansas - Tyson beef plant partially destroyed by fire
Apr - Taylor Farms packaged salad plant
Apr - Azure HQ Destroyed by Fire
Apr - New Hampshire - Fire destorys one of the few USDA Beef & Pork butcher shops near Conway
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