3 hurt in fire that destroyed fertilizer plant
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — A large fire at a Nebraska fertilizer plant injured three truck drivers sleeping in the parking lot and destroyed the unoccupied factory, officials said Friday. The fire was reported about 11:30 p.m. Thursday at the Cooperative Producers Inc. dry fertilizer plant in Hastings. Crews worked most of the night and contained just before 4 a.m. Friday.
The blaze forced authorities to close U.S. Highway 6 for several hours. A release from the Adams County Emergency Management office says railroad tracks just north of the plant also were closed for a time before being reopened.