At least five people were killed. Hope is waning that the sixth might still be alive. The powerful explosion blew out both ends of the elevator. The blast tore holes the size of a house in the 165-foot headhouse, the central portion of the complex which contains the main conveyer system and control center. While rescue efforts continued, investigators from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Agriculture Department interviewed survivors and inspected the shattered facility, which had been cited twice for excessive grain dust.
Grain dust can be extremely dangerous.
Five injured workers remain hospitalized. Nabisco cutting 3,100 jobs In a continuation of the trend of corporate downsizing, Nabisco announced plans to eliminate 3,100 jobs as part of a cost-cutting drive. The planned cuts represent about 6 percent of the company's 52,400 workers. The cuts include the closure of facilities in the United States, Brazil and Argentina. As part of its restructuring, Nabisco plans to increase spending on marketing by 30 percent.