Northwest Iowa — Firefighters have fought a few fires in northwest Iowa in the past few days.
The Hull Fire Department was called out on Monday, November 1, 2021. According to Hull Fire Chief Ron Hoksbergen, about 2:20 p.m., firefighters were called to the report of a field fire east of Indian Avenue on 300th Street, about two miles east and two north of Hull. The chief says the fire department saw a small fire as they approached the scene. He says they extinguished it and then noticed a combine was on fire as well, which they also extinguished. Hoksbergen says no injuries were reported. He says the cause of the fire was probably a malfunction of some kind in the combine. Chief Hoksbergen reports that some corn stubble burned and there was minor damage to the combine. He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about 20 minutes.
A car was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, near Alvord. According to Alvord Fire Chief Shawn Bosler, about 4:30 p.m., the Alvord Fire Department was called to the report of a car on fire near 200th Street between Eagle and Elmwood Avenues, about a mile straight north of Alvord as the crow flies. The chief says the fire department saw the car on fire out in a field as they approached the scene. Bosler says no injuries were reported. He says the cause of the fire is undetermined, but the car was totaled in the blaze. He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about 25 minutes.
A hog barn was damaged in a fire on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, near Ireton. According to Ireton Fire Chief Richard Steckelberg, about 4:50 p.m., the Ireton Fire Department was called to the report of a hog barn fire at 11592 Impala Avenue, one mile south of Craig, or about six miles south of Ireton. The chief says the fire department saw smoke from the hog barn as they approached the scene. Steckelberg says no injuries were reported. He says they had firefighters coming from Hawarden and Akron, but before they could arrive, he told them they could go back to their stations. He says the cause of the fire appeared to be sewer gas igniting when the furnace kicked in.
Chief Steckelberg reports that there was minor damage, but for the most part, the fire burned itself out. He tells us they did use their thermal imaging camera to search for and extinguish hot spots. He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about an hour.
