(Montgomery County) – Firefighters from Elliott, Red Oak and Grant were dispatched late Monday afternoon, to the 1100 block of Lumber Avenue in Montgomery County, where multiple haybales were said to be on fire. The Red Oak Fire Department posted on social media, that the first arriving units reported three bales on fire, and that there were bales on a trailer that were burning as well. The bales were extinguished by firefighters, assisted by local farmers with a tractor.

With the exception of Elliott firefighting personnel, all other crews were released from scene a little after 5-p.m. Elliott crews remained on scene to conduct mop-up operations. No injuries reported. The haybale trailer sustained minor damage and approximately three bales destroyed.

Other assisting agencies:

Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office – Red Oak, Iowa

Montgomery County 911