Railroad car full of animal feed catches fire in Dayton

A railroad car carrying animal feed caught fire at Cargill on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. STAFF PHOTO / JIM NOELKER

A railroad car carrying animal feed caught fire at Cargill on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020. STAFF PHOTO / JIM NOELKER

A railroad car filled with animal feed caught fire at Cargill in Dayton Friday morning.

Dayton fire crews responded to the plant around 11 a.m. Smoke could be seen from Needmore Road, but no flames were visible.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

It is not clear what causes the railroad to catch fire. Dayton Fire Department is continuing to investigate.

We will update this story as more information is available.

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