Bodies of man and 2 young girls recovered at site of Fremont (NE) industrial plant explosion

Source: Omaha World Herald

Grace Lewis , Justin Diep , Maddie Ames Jul 30, 2025 Updated 30 mins ago

FREMONT, Neb. — Firefighters spent much of Wednesday dousing smoldering debris while search crews carefully traversed a heavily damaged Fremont industrial plant after an explosion at the site midday Tuesday.

Authorities said Wednesday afternoon they recovered the remains of 32-year-old Dylan Danielson about 24 hours after the initial explosion at the Horizon Biofuels plant near East Cloverly Road and South Union Street. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office late Wednesday said the bodies of two young girls who were inside the plant at the time had also been recovered.

Fremont Mayor Joey Spellerberg said early Wednesday that the search for the three people missing had transitioned to a recovery effort. He described those missing as a man who was an employee of the plant and two girls under the age of 12.

Spellerberg said the girls were waiting for the man to finish work because they were going to a doctor's appointment.


Firefighters battle a fire after an explosion in an industrial area in Fremont on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
CHRIS MACHIAN, THE WORLD-HERALD

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