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Area firefighters respond to 2 incidents, Sunday

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October 10th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Area News) Firefighters from Anita, Wiota and Adair responded to a combine fire southeast of Anita, Sunday afternoon. The incident was reported at around 4:40-p.m. It took place near intersection 765th Street and Glendale Road.

According to report, when firefighters arrived, the combine was fully engulfed in flames. The operator tried to use an on-board fire extinguisher, but the flames were too much to handle. The fire began to spread to soybean stubble and standing soybeans that were surrounding the combine, but authorities says there wasn’t much crop damage.

And, Marne Firefighters called to 555th Street and Marne Road, Sunday evening, for a truck fire. The incident happened at around 5-p.m. The flames were quickly knocked down.

No injuries were reported in either incident.