By Trisha Marczak, staff writer

LANSING — One man sustained minor injuries in a Lansing grain bin explosion late Friday afternoon.

Austin Fire Department and Mower County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call at around 5:20 p.m. that a small explosion had taken place at the bin, located off County Road 2.

The explosion started in the loading area garage, where it blew out a wall, and traveled 60 feet up the grain leg, causing two additional blowouts. Austin Fire Chief Mickey Healey said the explosions did not cause visible flames and the grain bin itself was not affected.

One employee, who was not named, did sustain minor injuries from the explosion and was transported to the Austin Medical Center for precautionary reasons, Healey said.

Healey said the cause of the fire is not known, but is likely related to a common dust build-up.

No grain was lost as a result of the explosion.