Soldan said Ontario’s labour ministry had been notified. Huron and Area Search and Rescue was also on scene, and Soldan said the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton was contacted in case air support was needed to remove the man from the silo. Responding to the scene were the Exeter, Dashwood and Zurich fire stations, as well as Huron OPP and paramedics. Becker said breathing was never a problem for the man, who was conscious throughout his ordeal. According to reports, the fire created a major risk for firefighters with dust that was extremely flammable and had the potential to explode. The grain had to be emptied slowly from the bottom of the silo because releasing it quickly could have been dangerous to the man trapped inside, the chief noted. Firefighters were called to Spokane Seed in Spokane Valley, WA, just after midnight on Friday for a smoldering fire inside a multi-story storage silo. Grain Bin Grain Elevator Grain Silo Worker Safety OSHAs updated citation. Just a lengthy, slow process, but that’s the way we had to do it,” Becker said, adding the entire effort took roughly two hours. Grain elevator fire in Duplin County, North Carolina Several fire crews. He was still flown to hospital in London as a precaution. Soldan said the man experienced some leg compression while trapped but suffered no major injuries. He was met with applause as he exited the bottom of the silo and was able to walk to a stretcher without assistance.Ī man was rescued after falling into a 14-metre-tall grain silo on Goshen Line between Dashwood and Zurich on Monday June 19, 2023.
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