Hull, Iowa– Fifteen to twenty round bales were lost in a fire on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, near Hull.
According to Hull Fire Chief Ron Hoksbergen, at about 4:40 p.m., the Hull Fire Department was called to the report of a bale fire near 3563 360th Street, four miles south and two and a half east of Hull.
The chief says the fire department saw the bales on fire as they approached the scene. He says they extinguished the bales by pulling them apart and dousing them with water.
Hoksbergen says no injuries were reported.
The fire department was assisted by the Boyden and Rock Valley fire departments.
He says the cause of the fire is undetermined.
Chief Hoksbergen reports that the damage was limited to the grass hay bales.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about an hour.
