MARTINTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- An Iroquois County grain bin came crashing down on Wednesday, leaving a small town in limbo.

First responders said it happened around 1 p.m. at a Donovan Farmers' Cooperative facility in the small village of Martinon. The 90-foot-tall grain bin, which officials said was built in 1972, structurally failed and collapsed, spilling over 30,000 bushels of soybeans -- or 1.8 million pounds -- that were stored inside.

No one was hurt, but the village was without power until Thursday morning.

"We're in here for the long haul," Tim Wilhelmi, owner of Barnyard Tap, said Wednesday night. "It's just going to be a long night."

The event began for first responders around 10:30 a.m., when the first warning signs of structural failure were detected. Bruce Lane, EMS Coordinato

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