USA - On Sunday August 28th, a commercial fire burned a poultry processing plant in Montebello, California. The blaze at QC Poultry damaged the building and possibly several commercial vehicles.
QC Poultry is located in a heavily industrial area and did not threaten any residential properties. The fire’s cause is unknown.
Recent fires in the US at food processing facilities reported on this channel:
Fire destroys eastern Oregon's Pendleton Flour Mills is owned by Grain Craft, which is the largest independent flour milling company in the US.
Grain Storage facility in Prosser, Washington, feed storage and grain elevator burnt down.
Disruptions to US food security from fires in June at multiple food processing plants and in May.
In May, a fire at Purdue Farms facility in Virginia had its soybean processing tank burnt down .
