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Fire Reported at Perdue Farms Facility

Article-Fire Reported at Perdue Farms Facility

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A soybean processing tank caught fire

A fire occurred at a Perdue Farms grain processing and storage facility in Chesapeake, VA Saturday night. No injuries were reported.

All employees were evacuated from the facility after the was reported just after 8:30 Saturday night.

When they arrived at the facility, firefighters found a large soybean processing tank on fire. It took the crew about an hour to get the blaze under control.

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