1 Dead, 2 Injured in Texas Grain Elevator Collapse
One person has died and two others were transported to hospital after two grain elevators collapsed in Tynan, Texas, on July 4, according to officials.
The incident occurred on the site of R & R Commodities, just off Highway 359 between Mathis and Skidmore in Bee County on Tuesday night, according to KIII-TV.
Two of the grain elevators reportedly ruptured and collapsed onto two 18-wheeler trucks, the publication reported.
Medical crews were called to the scene where they worked for hours before rescuing two individuals who were later taken to local hospitals, Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Harold Mallory told the publication. One of those individuals was transported by helicopter, Mr. Mallory said….