Firefighters from Anita, and several other area departments responded to a machine shed fire late Thursday night, south of Anita. The Cass County Communications Center dispatched Anita Fire to 61424 765th Street at around 10:02-p.m. According to Anita Fire Chief Eric Steffenson, the structure was fully engulfed in flames. Mutual aid was requested from fire departments in Cumberland, Massena, Wiota, Bridgewater, and Fontanelle. The blaze was quickly knocked down, and the last units left the scene at around 12:15-a.m. Friday (today), but they returned a little while later, after a brief storm knocked down a wall of the shed, causing the fire to reignite.

Machinery inside the shed, including tractors, a vehicle, and a side-by-side, along with building materials were lost to the flames. A nearby vehicle sustained damage from the heat.

The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.