To help with the rescue efforts, dozens of community members and local businesses flocked to the Yarmouth Fire Station to drop off ice, bottled water, Gatorade, food and other supplies (so much so that the Des Moines County Emergency Management Agency had to inform the public that further supplies were no longer needed).Īdditionally, due to concerns that the silo could collapse even further, additional rescue crews with Iowa Task Force-1 out of Cedar Rapids were called in to monitor the structural integrity of the collapsed silo and ensure the mission was carried out safely. Rescue crews from dozens of area fire departments, including Yarmouth, Mediapolis, Danville, Burlington, West Burlington, as well as the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office and crews with Louisa County Millwright of Wapello, Breuer Towing and Recovery of Mount Pleasant, and Newberry Towing And Recovery of Keokuk, all worked nonstop for nearly 30 hours during the search effort.Įmergency crews had to work in 15- and 30-minute intervals because of the extreme heat on Tuesday and Wednesday, and get their vitals checked during breaks. More: 'The incident has come to an end': Man who went missing in Iowa grain elevator collapse found dead Rescue crews located Kammerer's body in the debris at approximately 1:15 p.m. "The one made it out, and he turned around and the other guy wasn't with him." "The one said, 'Let's get the hell out of here.' They took off running," Kerr told The Hawk Eye. Kammerer and another man were unloading a semi-truck full of grain into a holding shed when they heard a loud bang, according to Mediapolis Fire Chief Jeff Kerr. Tuesday, emergency crews were called to the Yarmouth grain elevator, located in the 20000 block of Chestnut Street after a grain silo collapse. Rickey Ryan Kammerer, 30, of Winfield, died as a result of injuries he suffered from the collapse, according to the Des Moines County Sheriff's Office. TGS denied the allegations and underlined on Thursday that a 2013 investigation confirmed it had no responsibility for the explosion.View Gallery: See photos of the Yarmouth Elevator grain silo collapse 1 man missingĪuthorities have released the name of the man who died after a grain silo collapsed in Yarmouth. On Wednesday, the Swiss foundation Accountability Now representing families of some of the port blast’s victims announced it had filed a $250 million lawsuit against TGS American-Norwegian company suspected of involvement in shipping the explosive material to the port. The implicated officials subsequently brought legal challenges against the judge leading the probe, effectively leaving the investigation suspended since last December. The Lebanese probe has revealed that senior government and security officials knew about the dangerous material stored at the port. Kayan Tles, who lost his brother Mohammad in the port blast, told the AP the silos is “part of a crime scene” that should be preserved. They contend that the silos may contain evidence useful for the judicial probe, and that it should stand as a memorial for the tragic incident. Last April, The Lebanese government decided to demolish the silos, but suspended the decision following protests from families of the blast’s victims and survivors. “It’s making the silo weaker and even more prone to tilting.” And it cannot be a coincidence,” Durand told The Associated Press. “In the last eight days, basically since the current fire started, we’re observing a very significant change in the rate of inclination in the north block. He added that he had warned the authorities in numerous reports the silos’ northern block is at risk of collapsing. “There have been fires like this before, and will continue as long as there are grains fermenting inside,” Salam said, calling it a “tricky and complicated situation”.Įmmanuel Durand, a French civil engineer who volunteered for the government-commissioned team of experts, says the latest fire has only worsened the already poor structural strength of the north block, damaging it in an “irreversible way.” The tall structure withstood the force, effectively shielding the western part of Beirut from the explosion that killed over 200 people, wounded more than 6,000 and badly damaged entire neighborhoods.
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