A property owner who was burning yard waste Sunday afternoon burned more than he intended due to high wind and dry conditions.
According to Trenton City Firefighter Wayne Brown, Greg Lewis is the owner of the property at 1436 Merrill St., and was burning grass and yard waste when it got out of hand and the fire extended to the side of the yard, where siding on the owner’s house was melted due to the heat from the flames. The fire also extended to the north side of the yard, where shrubbery also caught fire and burned. Damage to the siding was described as mild. Firefighters from the TFD and the Grundy County Rural Fire Protection District, as well as the Trenton Fire Department and Grundy County EMS were on the scene for a little less than 15 minutes.
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