2 employees injured in Kansas Cargill plant explosion

Two Cargill employees are being treated for burns after an explosion at a Cargill plant in Dodge City.

Cargill spokesman Daniel Sullivan says the explosion occurred early Thursday in a stand-alone building away from the main plant.

The two employees were the only people in the building. Their conditions were not immediately available.

Sullivan said the cause of the explosion is under investigation.

The plant stopped production for the day Thursday while the explosion is investigated. Sullivan said Cargill expected the plant to resume operations soon and said it will meet its commitments to customers.

Sullivan said the Dodge City protein facility employs 2,700 people.