Flames shot nearly 60 feet into the air during an industrial structure fire at Hero BX Iowa Biofuels Wednesday morning.
The Clinton Fire Department responded to the report of an explosion with flames at 4:16 a.m. Wednesday at the Hero plant, 5640 44th Ave. South in Clinton, officials said.
When they arrived at the scene, firefighters found 60-foot flames coming from the southwest corner of the facility. Employees were gathered away from the fire and were all accounted for and uninjured, a CFD press release said.
Camanche Fire Department was dispatched as automatic aid. Low Moor Fire Department and Fulton, Fire Department were called for additional tankers.
The Hero plant manager was concerned that flames and heat would reach the methanol tank, CFD said. Firefighters began defensive operations to cool the two tanks.