SIOUX CITY’S HAZ-MAT UNIT WAS SENT TO THE ROCK VALLEY AREA TO ASSIST FOLLOWING AN EXPLOSION SHORTLY AFTER 10 AM AT THE MEADOWVALE DAIRY ON 300TH STREET TUESDAY MORNING.
SIOUX CITY FIRE OFFICIALS SAY THE HAZ-MAT UNIT WAS REQUESTED AS A PRECAUTION TO MAKE SURE NO HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WERE RELEASED FOLLOWING THE BLAST.
THE ROCK VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THERE WAS LIKELY A CHEMICAL EXPLOSION IN THE BASEMENT OF ONE OF THE DAIRY PARLORS AND THE AREA WAS EVACUATED AND MADE SAFE.
NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED FROM THE EXPLOSION.
THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE IOWA STATE FIRE MARSHALL.
Graphic from Rock Valley Fire Dept. Facebook
