Harris, Iowa — Several hundred hay bales went up in smoke on Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning in a fire on the Osceola/Dickinson County line near Highway 9. Personnel from six fire departments assisted at the scene.
The initial call went out around 4:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13th. When firefighters got there, they found about 350 bales on fire near a building. Fire officials say they had to break down every bale and spray them with water. Firefighters were able to save the building.
Fire officials say the cause of the fire was a nearby burning rubbish pile.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters from Harris, Lake Park, Melvin, May City, Ocheyedan and Milford fought the fire.
