Fire Near Emmetsburg POET Plant Destroys Biomass Bales

by Brian Wilson
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–Officials with POET say a fire near their Emmetsburg Bioprocessing facility that started over the weekend is contained, but not extinguished as of yet.

According to the company, workers at the Emmetsburg plant were alerted to a fire in their stack-yard around noon on Saturday. Firefighters from around the area responded to the scene to help get the situation under control.

The company did not estimate how much damage had been done to the biomass bales in their stack-yard, where the fire is still burning as of Tuesday morning in an isolated and contained area.

Company officials did not immediately disclose what may have caused the blaze.

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