YODER, Indiana – A grain bin fire broke out Thursday, March 27, around 11:30 p.m. at Yoder Grain, which caused a power outage for thousands of homes in Northern Wells/Southern Allen Counties until early Friday morning. 

The fire was under control by 5 a.m. and could still be seen smoldering around noon Friday.

According to Yoder Grain owner, Josh Fiechter, “At this point we do not know what happened. The fire is currently under investigation. We are hoping to be back up and running by Monday afternoon.” The Grain Mill processes food for dairy cattle, which services the Midwest.

The flames off the 90’-tall mill could be seen 12 miles away per witnesses.  At the time of this publication, the fire investigation team had not identified the cause of the fire.