Smoldering fires in solos. A miracle happened: an FGIS employee was working in the top of the 225 foot headhouse when the explosion occurred. He was blown out onto the top of the silo above conveyor that comes down to the steel tank in lower left corner of the picture: a 125 foot fall. When a helicopter was unable to lift him off because of dense black smoke he jumped down onto the 4 foot wide covered conveyor. He was then helped into a basket and airlifted to a hospital and treated for a broken leg and other injuries.

Schoeff, Robert W.2010-09-202010-09-202010-09-20http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6081Morse Department of Special Collections988x652 pixelsColor photographsGrain dustDust explosions--Louisiana--WestwegoSmoldering fires in solos. A miracle happened: an FGIS employee was working in the top of the 225 foot headhouse when the explosion occurred. He was blown out onto the top of the silo above conveyor that comes down to the steel tank in lower left corner of the picture: a 125 foot fall. When a helicopter was unable to lift him off because of dense black smoke he jumped down onto the 4 foot wide covered conveyor. He was then helped into a basket and airlifted to a hospital and treated for a broken leg and other injuries.Still ImageThis image cannot be copied or reproduced without the written permission of University Archives, Kansas State University. This image may be freely used for education uses, so long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this image file is permitted without written permission of University Archives, Kansas State University. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee by contacting University Archives, Kansas State University.