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Grain bin elevator collapses in Illinois, sending workers fleeing

Dramatic video captured a concrete grain bin full of soybeans collapsing in Martinton, Illinois, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.
Emergency crews had just cleared the area after someone spotted a crack, and the grain bin structure snapped in half just before 1 p.m., causing dust and hitting power lines that sparked.
Iroquois County EMA warned the outage could be lengthy because the entire power line system must be rebuilt, and Ameren reported about 160 customers without power.
Several Facebook users posted video showing corn spilling from about halfway up the silo, and a witness near the grain elevator called the situation `scary` as workers fled for safety.
Martinton, in Iroquois County, has a population of just over 300 people and lies about 65 miles south of Chicago and 20 miles southeast of Kankakee.

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