A massive fire ripped through a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa Saturday after an apparent explosion — and miraculously no one was hurt. Plumes of heavy smoke and flames were seen on the north side of the plant as firefighters rushed to the plant — which is the largest of its kind in the world — around 4:45 p.m., according to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department. The blaze sparked from an explosion within the building, the department said.
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