Clean up underway after fertilizer explosion

Aug 23, 2023

Manitoba agri-retailer Shur-gro Farm Services says it expects minimal product loss after a fertilizer explosion at its MacGregor location.

General manager Dale McKay said Aug. 9 that damage assessment is ongoing after the Aug. 8 incident.

Why it matters: Local first responders were called to a fire following an explosion at a fertilizer facility in the second week of August.

Several homes near the business were evacuated as a precaution in the afternoon of Aug. 8. There were no injuries from the explosion or resulting fire.

“The fire department turned the site back over to us yesterday afternoon,” McKay said the day after the explosion.

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