Grundy County Rural Firefighters have been called out several times recently, including to a location on Route Y, where they were called twice.
According to information provided by GCRFPD Chief Kenny Roberts, the department responded to a fire in a grain bin located on the Gary Bunnell property just north of Route O on Route Y on Thursday, Dec. 17. There appears to have been a short in a light at the top of the bin which caused the fire. Three or four loads of corn were removed from the bin and it was believed the fire was out. On Tuesday, Dec. 22, firefighters responded to another call at the same location, where the fire had apparently reignited. Roberts said part of the bin had to be cut and 400 to 500 bushels of corn was lost.
Firefighters also responded to a fire Monday north of Trenton where Adrian Cox was mowing CRP ground. The brush cutter caught fire and was damaged, along with about an acre of land that was burned.
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