Hartley, Iowa– A baler was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday, October 26, 2022, near Hartley.
According to Hartley Fire Assistant Chief Matt Wildeman, at about 3:00 p.m., the Hartley Fire Department was called to the report of a baler on fire near 340th Street and Walnut Avenue, about a mile south of Hartley.
The assistant chief says the fire department saw the baler on fire as they approached the scene. He says they used water and foam to fight the fire.
Wildeman says no injuries were reported.
He says the cause of the fire may have been a hot bearing.
Assistant Chief Wildeman reports that the baler was totaled in the blaze.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about a half hour.
