An explosion rocked ADM at the East Plant on Sunday evening.  At 7:11 PM, an explosion at the East Plant within ADM’s industrial complex in Decatur sent several to the hospital.  Five employees are still receiving treatment for their injuries.  ADM says their priority is providing injured colleagues and their family support. 

The main fire was extinguished overnight, and ADM says they are continuing to closely monitor and assess the extent of the damage to the complex as they continue to investigate the cause of the accident. The East Plant produces soybean oil and white flake for soybean protein production.  It is currently down and the adjacent corn processing plant is also temporarily down until it is deemed safe to resume operations.