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Minto firefighters respond to grain bin fire

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by Wellington Advertiser
Minto firefighters respond to grain bin fire
Firefighters are seen here on the site of a grain bin fire between Harriston and Palmerston on Sept. 5. Minto Fire X photo

MINTO ­– No one was hurt as a result of an agricultural fire between Palmerston and Harriston on the evening of Sept. 5.

Callise Loos, deputy chief of Minto Fire, said the fire happened in a grain bin near Wellington Road 5, also known as Whites Road, and there were no injuries to either firefighters or civilians.

Approximately 20 firefighters responded to the call, Loos told the Advertiser in an email.

They emptied the grain bin and put out the fire, which took about three hours, she said.

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