UPDATED 7:15 P.M.
RURAL WASHINGTON, Ill. – Fire has caused some pretty extensive damage to a rural Tazewell County farm.
(TJ Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Washington Fire Battalion Chief Tyler Gee says the fire at Northtown Farms on Cruger Road in rural Washington was first reported just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, and knocked down in about a half hour.
The fire damaged a machine shed and what was described as a farm building with grain in it.
Gee says the fire appears to be accidental but an investigation continues.
Because there was no fire hydrant in the area, crews had to get water from a pond across the road, near the intersection of Cruger Road and County Road 2900 East.
No one was hurt.
The Northern Tazewell, Eureka, Metamora, and Germantown Hills Fire Departments provided mutual aid to Washington.
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TAZEWELL COUNTY, Ill. – A portion of a Tazewell County farm may be on fire.
Crews from multiple departments have been called to Northtown Farms on Cruger Road in rural Washington. Thick black smoke could be seen from several miles away.
Reports indicate a machine shed is fully engulfed in flames, and two grain bins nearby are possibly in danger of collapse. There’s also concern about a propane tank in the area.
Traffic is blocked in the area. It’s near Crueger Road and County Road 2900 East — not from from Boyd Parkway.
This story may be updated.
