A fire at a JBS USA facility in Grand Island, Neb., delayed production as firefighters battled the blaze. Production was disrupted on Monday, September 13, but the company said that operations had returned to normal by Tuesday.
Grand Island firefighters began battling the fire around 9:45 Sunday night and continued through the following day. The company announced that the “fabrication and slaughter A and B shift” would not report to work on September 13. Company spokesperson told Reuters that the blaze did not impact the plant’s primary production areas, and the company was expected o resume its Tuesday schedule pending an assessment of the facility.