Postville Officials Speak Out As Agri Star Plant Fire Continues

Postville chief says Agristar packing plant fire started accidentally

Postville Fire Chief Jeffrey Bohr says the fire at at the Agri Star Meat Plant this week started accidentally in the laundry room and spread quickly. “I’m guessing a 75% loss and structural damage, that’s not including the loss of products, you know, the prepackaging materials and stuff like that,” Bohr says. The fire burned […]

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Postville Officials Speak Out As Agri Star Plant Fire Continues

POSTVILLE — A fire at Postville's Agri Star Meat Processing Plant continues to burn, with firefighters working around the clock to contain the blaze and save part of the facility.

Postville Agristar fire started accidentally

(Radio Iowa) – Postville Fire Chief Jeffrey Bohr says the fire at at the Agri Star Meat Plant this week started accidentally in the laundry room and spread quickly. The fire burned for over three days and Bohr says 21 fire departments helped poured three and a half million gallons of water on it to save a portion of the building. Agri Star says it’s developing a plan to restart operations and rebuild.

Agri Star plans to rebuild Postville plant after destructive fire - Enterprise Media

A major fire on Tuesday, July 28 at Agri Star Meat and Poultry destroyed approximately three-fourths of the facility, but the company announced Thursday night it plans to rebuild and “remain a strong, viable member” of the community. Postville has a population of approximately 2,500, and a number of community support efforts were launched the same day the fire broke out. (File photo) Community rallies to support workers during interim Agri Star …