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Neb. Grain Silo Partially Collapses

silo(AP) — A concrete grain silo in southern Nebraska has partially collapsed, but no injuries have been reported.

One of eight 150-foot-tall silos was involved in Tuesday afternoon’s incident at the CPI-Lansing elevator near Fairmont. Some of the grain spilled from the silo, which can hold 140,000 bushels of grain. The eight-silo operation opened in March.

Elevator employees had spotted a crack in the silo on Tuesday, but the concrete gave way before the workers could act.

Structural engineers are inspecting the silo to determine what went wrong and how the silo can be repaired.

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