It’s been a little over a month since an explosion brought the Louis Dreyfus Commodities canola crushing plant to a standstill in Yorkton, Sask., and it’s still unclear when exactly operations will resume.
Brant Randles, president of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Canada Ltd, said in October it could take three to seven weeks for operations to resume.
The plant suffered a fire that started in the meal load-out tower on Oct. 24. It caused dust ignition and spread through the tunnel to the canola meal pellet storage shed.
“We are continuing our investigation of the incident with the additional objective of testing our controls, procedures and processes,” said Brian Conn, vice-president of LDC Canada Ltd.
The Yorkton Fire Department controlled the fire, and one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries.
Conn said in the press release sent out Nov. 24 the plant is “preparing to resume operations as soon as it is safe to do so.”
