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Grain Drier Fire in Fond du Lac County Causes Major Damage
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 11/18/2019
The recent wet weather and late harvest has resulted in more fire calls at grain drying facilities this year. The latest occurred on a dairy farm near Alto on Friday, which caused $150,000 in equipment damages and $60,000 in lost corn.
According to the Fond Du Lac County Sheriff's Department, an employee at Double S Dairy reported the blaze in the early morning hours.
Crews from nine different fire departments responded to the fire, along with local EMTs.
Approximately 1,500 bushels of corn and the drier were destroyed. No people were injured in the incident.
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