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โ€˜I know I have a dust problemโ€™: ADM repeatedly failed to prevent potentially deadly grain explosions

Around 6:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve in 2022, flames ripped through the bowels of an industrial facility in Fremont, Nebraska. Elevators were scorched. Conveyor belts collapsed. Metal doors melted. As smoke filled the sky, employees scrambled to escape. One dialed 911. โ€œThe plantโ€™s on fire,โ€ he hurriedly breathed. โ€œIs everybody out of there?โ€ The dispatcher […]

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