A Saturday afternoon fire destroyed a large tool shed in rural Onarga. A truck was also listed as a total loss on the Jim Lee farmstead at 200 E and 1350 N Roads.
The Ford-Iroquois fire department answered the initial call. Mutual aid was provided by Buckley, Loda, Danforth, Onarga and Gilman. Water supplies became an issue during the three-hour battlw ithe flames. No injury was reported. The cause was under investigation.
A field fire Sunday alerted fire crews from Woodland, Milford, Sheldon and Watseka . The field, already harvested, is at 2423 E and 1520 N Roads in rural Woodland. A machine malfunction was the likely cause. The fast-moving flames were fueled by the 25-30 mph winds.
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