No one injured in Kansas distilling plant fire

ATCHISON, Kan. (AP) – Authorities say no one was hurt in an explosion and fire at a northeast Kansas distilling plant that was fined earlier this year over a noxious cloud of fumes that sent dozens to the hospital in 2016.

Atchison Police Chief Mike Wilson said the blast happened around 8:15 p.m. Friday at MGP Ingredients Inc.

MGP is a supplier of distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and starches.

The cause has not been determined.

Earlier this year, the company was fined $1 million for violating the federal Clean Air Act.