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Explosion Triggers Fire at Quaker Oats Plant in Cedar Rapids

By Drooid · Oct 25, 2026, 2:48 AM UTC · How we work

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A fire erupted at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Firefighters arrived around 4:45 p.m. and said the blaze apparently began with an explosion.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell reported all workers evacuated safely with no injuries.
PepsiCo Foods US said investigators will determine the fire’s cause.
The largest milling plant processes over 2 million pounds of oats daily, while black smoke blanketed downtown Cedar Rapids (?140,000 residents).

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A fire erupted at the Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Firefighters arrived around 4:45 p.m. and said the blaze apparently began with an explosion.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell reported all workers evacuated safely with no injuries.
PepsiCo Foods US said investigators will determine the fire’s cause.
The largest milling plant processes over 2 million pounds of oats daily, while black smoke blanketed downtown Cedar Rapids (?140,000 residents).