A press release has been issued by the Pella Fire Department, and the emergency incident has been considered “complete” by county agencies.

PRESS RELEASE:
The emergency response to the fertilizer storage facility fire at Two Rivers Cooperative in Otley has been officially declared complete. As of 10:30 AM on April 3, 2025, the self-evacuation and shelter-in-place order has been lifted.

At 11:46 AM on March 31, 2025, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a fire at a fertilizer storage facility located at 311 Old Business Hwy 163, a property
belonging to Two Rivers Cooperative. The facility contained the following chemicals:
• Urea: 392 tons
• Potash: 378 tons
• MAP (Monoammonium Phosphate): 36 tons
• Sulfur: 265 tons

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted continuous air quality monitoring for a four-hour period and intermittent monitoring over a 17-hour period. Based on the collected data, air quality has been deemed safe. The fire has been extinguished, and the smoke has cleared.

Site recovery efforts will continue to be monitored by Marion County Public Safety and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

Residents with any health concerns related to the incident are encouraged to contact their primary care physician or reach out to Marion County Public Health at 641-828-2238.

For media inquiries, please contact Two Rivers Cooperation at 641-949-6411 or 641-628-4167.

Signed,
Chief Randy Bogaard
Pella Fire Department