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Firefighters Battle Fire At Grain Elevator In Walnut Hill
August 16, 2025
Fire broke out at Tensley Grain in Walnut Hill on Friday afternoon.
The fire was contained to a tower dryer—essentially a metal silo that is external to the main grain storage silos. The gas-powered dryer is designed to remove moisture from the corn before storage.
The Walnut Hill, Century, McDavid, and Molino stations of Escambia County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the fire along with a tower truck from the Atmore Fire Department shortly before 4 p.m., but most responding units were canceled prior to arrival.
Firefighters stood by and grain elevator employees worked to move the grain into a “pit” and remove any burning corn from the dryer. Firefighters were on scene for nearly four hours.
There were no injuries reported.
Tensley Grain is the former Escambia Grain on Arthur Brown Road, near the Walnut Hill Baptist Church.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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these places can blow up too! great work 1-st. responding fire fighters add this to them being $ !