{"id":55921,"date":"2025-05-30T03:19:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=55921"},"modified":"2025-05-30T03:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T07:19:57","slug":"cooling-tower-collapses-at-mosaic-plant-in-bartow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/05\/30\/cooling-tower-collapses-at-mosaic-plant-in-bartow\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooling tower collapses at Mosaic plant in Bartow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A cooling tower collapsed at the Mosaic plant in Bartow on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"a4a19d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a4a19d;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"239\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89-14.webp?resize=510%2C239&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55922 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89-14.webp?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89-14.webp?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spokesperson for the company said the tower cools the water used in the turbine generators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No employees were injured in the collapse, the company said. The plant is still functional and will be able to continue its normal operations.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"adaca9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #adaca9;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"241\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89a-2.webp?resize=506%2C241&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55923 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89a-2.webp?w=506&amp;ssl=1 506w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-89a-2.webp?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility produces&nbsp;diammonium phosphate, which is used as a fertilizer. 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