Three missing after explosion at Fremont (NE) industrial plant [View all]

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Source: Omaha World Herald

Justin Diep , Grace Lewis Jul 29, 2025 Updated 1 hr ago

FREMONT, Neb. — Three people were missing Tuesday after an explosion and fire at an industrial plant in Fremont.

Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg said authorities believe three people were inside the Horizon Biofuels plant just before noon when a massive explosion caused the structural collapse of a large portion of the building.

Fire crews continued to douse the smoldering debris late into the day. Nebraska Task Force 1, an urban search and rescue team from Lincoln Fire & Rescue, was on scene late Tuesday afternoon, ready to assist in search efforts once it was deemed safe to enter.

Firefighters from nine departments responded after the explosion and fire was first reported. A World-Herald photojournalist saw multiple ambulances and volunteer firefighters from Fremont, Cedar Bluffs, Valley, and Waterloo, as well as Fremont police and the Nebraska State Patrol at the scene of the fire.


Firefighters battle a blaze after an explosion at an industrial plant in Fremont on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

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