An enormous fireplace ripped through a Quaker Oats plant in Iowa Saturday after an obvious explosion — and miraculously no one was harm.

Plumes of heavy smoke and flames were seen on the north aspect of the plant as firefighters rushed to the plant — which is the largest of its sort in the world — around 4:45 p.m., according to the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

An enormous fireplace ripped through the Quaker Oats plant in Iowa Saturday after an obvious explosion Saturday afternoon. Brian Owens via AP

The blaze sparked from an explosion within the constructing, the division said.

All staff on-site were ready to evacuate safely and no accidents were reported, Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell shared on Facebook.

The fireplace broke out in an space of the plant that handles merchandise which is “not heavily populated with employees and team members,” O’Donnell said. “Which of course in this case was a blessing.”

It stays unclear how many staff were in the constructing when the blaze erupted.

The blaze sparked from an explosion within the constructing, fireplace officers said. Cedar Rapids Fire Department

“Firefighting operations were successful in extinguishing most of the fire,” the fireplace division shared in a launch on Facebook. 

However, there were “still limited operations addressing final efforts and overhaul in the interior of the building” around 6:25 p.m. native time. 

The cause of the fireplace and explosion stays unknown as of Saturday evening, fireplace officers said. 

Firefighters rushed to the scene around 4:45 p.m. Cedar Rapids Fire Department

No firefighters were injured while battling the blaze. 

An area witness described feeling “terror, sadness [and] worry” after seeing the plumes of smoke coming from the plant. 

“Explosions are bad, fires are bad,” Dan Gardner informed KCRG. 

“Quaker Oats is a staple of this town,” he said. “So we don’t want to see them blow up.”

The cause of the fireplace and explosion stays unknown as of Saturday evening, fireplace officers said. 

Texas resident Emilio Esquivel described the fireplace as “like a movie scene.”

“Seeing something like that was just like eye opening,” Esquivel informed the native station. “It was eyebrow raising. It was crazy.”

“Quaker Oats is a staple of this town,” native Dan Gardner said. Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Quaker Oats plant is the largest milling facility in the world— processing over 2 million kilos of oats each day, according to the firm’s web site 

Quaker Oats Company, owned by Pepsi Co, is most notably recognized for its quaint oats.

With Post wires.