Crews Spend Hours At American Crystal Sugar in EGF After Fire In Pulp Dryer on Sunday

Crews Spend Hours At American Crystal Sugar in EGF After Fire In Pulp Dryer on Sunday

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) — East Grand Forks Fire crews spent nearly four hours at American Crystal Sugar on Sunday afternoon after a pulp dryer caught on fire. Crews were called out around 2:30 as heavy smoke was coming out of the dryer. The building was evacuated. Due to the high heat from the fire, it extended into some duct work and a small part of the roof. Crews had the fire out by 6 p.m. The fire started due to a power outage at the …

No injuries reported during fire at East Grand Forks’ American Crystal Sugar facility

EAST GRAND FORKS — No injuries were reported during a Sunday afternoon, April 27, fire at the American Crystal Sugar facility in East Grand Forks. The East Grand Forks Fire Department was dispatched to a pulp dryer fire at the facility at approximately 2:30 p.m., according to a press release issued Monday morning. There was heavy smoke in the pulp dryer area, and all employees were evacuated, the release said. The fire department responded with …