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2 injured after explosion at Cargill plant in Dodge City

FORD COUNTY — Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion that injured employees at the Cargill plant in Dodge City early Thursday.

The explosion was in a small stand-alone building at the protein facility and two employees are being treated for burns, according to a statement from Cargill.

As a precaution, production at the plant was suspended for the day. Cargill authorities released no additional details.

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