Boyden, Iowa — The Boyden Fire Department was called out on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 for a call in Boyden.
According to Boyden Fire Chief Chris Starkenburg, at about 6:35 a.m., the Boyden Fire Department was called to the report of a grinding tower on fire at the Farmers Coop Society Feed Mill in Boyden.
The chief says the fire department saw smoke coming from the building as they approached the scene. He says they shut the power down to that area and extinguished the fire. They also cooled the hot metal frame of the machine, which was located on the second floor.
Starkenburg says no injuries were reported.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be a bearing malfunction.
Chief Starkenburg reports that the damage was limited to the machine itself, which was not full of feed at the time, which he says was one good thing.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about an hour and a half.
