CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– Crews in Chesapeake responded to a fire at Perdue Agribusiness Monday morning.
According to officials, firefighters were dispatched to the 500 block of Barnes Road just after 6 a.m. for the report of a fire inside one of the facility’s silos. When crews arrived on scene, they confirmed a fire deep within a silo containing grain fines.
Crews worked closely with Perdue plant staff to safely manage the incident. Firefighters began applying water from both the top and bottom of the silo while plant personnel initiated dumping operations to remove the smoldering product…