Tractor Destroyed By Fire Near Inwood

Inwood, Iowa — A tractor was destroyed in a fire on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, near Inwood.

According to Inwood Fire Assistant Chief Steve Faber, about 5:40 p.m, the Inwood Fire Department was called to the report of a tractor fire between Dipper and Coolidge Avenues on 270th Street, three miles south and about two and a half east of Inwood, in the field.

The chief says the fire department saw black smoke from town as they left town. He says the tractor was fully engulfed including the tires when they got there. They were able to extinguish the fire, but the tractor, which was probably 10 years old or less, according to Faber, was totaled.

Assistant Chief Faber says the disk that the tractor was pulling was undamaged, and no injuries were reported.

He says the cause of the fire is undetermined.

Assistant Chief Faber says the 10-12 firefighters who responded were on scene for about a half hour.

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