Stacyville, Iowa — Northern Country Co-op was to be closed for a couple of days while investigators search for the cause of an explosion that occurred at approximately 11 a.m., Monday, Oct. 27. The explosion occurred as fertilizer was being taken up an elevator leg into a blending bin. A fire smoldered for some time before the fertilizer was removed from the plant tower. The company confirmed that no hazardous materials were involved, including ammonium nitrate or anhydrous ammonia. One employee was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but was able to return to the plant shortly afterwards.
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