Explosion & Fire at Quaker Oats Plant in Cedar Rapids IA 10/24/26

raybrag · 2026-10-25T09:34:11-0400

Apparent dust explosion according to FD sources.

Authorities investigating explosion at Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids

We are tracking an explosion at the Quaker Oats factory in Cedar Rapids that has slowed traffic on I-380 and caused a large emergency response this evening.

www.kwwl.com

https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/local/quaker-oats-building-fire-explosion-cedar-rapids/524-14b3802d-d08f-4506-a49e-350681e0d0a2

Explosion and fire erupt at Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; no injuries

An apparent explosion has caused a fire at a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa that the company touts as the largest milling facility in the world

abcnews.com

ExChief-551 · 2026-10-25T13:01:49-0400

That's not even good AI.

raybrag · 2026-10-25T15:17:56-0400

ExChief-551 said:
That's not even good AI.

You're right. I didn't realize it, so I took it down. Thanks for noticing.

ExChief-551 · 2026-10-25T16:34:19-0400

raybrag said:
You're right. I didn't realize it, so I took it down. Thanks for noticing.

I noticed the apparatus, which appeared European in style, then I noticed that those same apparatus had overlapping axles lol.