Grain Dryer Fire Causes $30K damage

(Courtesy photo from the Brookings County Sheriff's Office).

BROOKINGS COUNTY (11-2-26) — Fire damages a grain dryer in rural Brookings County.

The Brookings County Sheriff’s Office said it happened Friday morning shortly before 8 a.m. at a farm on 218th Street near 458th Avenue. Sheriff’s deputies reported flames shooting six to eight feet above the grain dryer.

Firefighters partially disassembled the machine to gain access to the burning grain within. The sheriff’s office says the loss is estimated at $30 thousand.

In addition to the sheriff’s office, the Sinai, Volga and Bruce Fire Departments also responded.

— Brookings Radio News

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