Stanislaus Farm Supply scheduled to reopen after fire. Here’s when it’s expected to happen
Stanislaus Farm Supply will reopen next week following a fire that promoted a shelter in place advisory in Ceres earlier this week.
The advisory was in place for about 5.5 hours Monday as a precaution due to smoke from a smoldering 500-ton pile of fertilizer grade sulfur. The fire was sparked by heat from a light fixture in a warehouse on the East Service Road site.
The local farmer-owned cooperative is scheduled to reopen Monday following “a complete inspection and review for safety,” according to a news release from the cooperative.
“We appreciate all the efforts to protect our business and keep our employees and community safe,” the cooperative’s president and CEO Nick Biscay said in the release. “Because of this, we are fortunate to be in a position to reopen quickly so we can continue providing essential fertilizers to our customers – thousands of farmers in the Central Valley and Western United States who support food production throughout the region.”
He said this was the first incident of its kind in more than 60 years of operation at the site.
Hazmat personnel monitored the air and found normal atmospheric reading throughout the incident. There were no reported injuries or illnesses.
“While no one wants to deal with a fire, we are very fortunate to come out of this with very minimal impact to our business,” Biscay said. “We are committed to working closely with fire officials to find ways to prevent this type of accident from occurring again.”
This story was originally published January 28, 2022 at 3:23 PM.
