AM 1240 WJON » barn fire http://wjon.com Fri, 24 May 2013 10:46:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Sauk Rapids Fire Crews Battled Barn Fire on Monday Night http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-fire-crews-battled-barn-fire-on-monday-night/ http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-fire-crews-battled-barn-fire-on-monday-night/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:44:25 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=169921 Sauk Rapids firefighters battled a barn fire last (Monday) night. Fire Chief Tony Hommerding says strong winds and cold temperatures made for difficult conditions.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sauk-rapids-fire-crews-battled-barn-fire-on-monday-night/feed/ 0 Sauk Rapids Fire Station, Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice About 100 Calves Killed in Carver County Barn Fire http://wjon.com/about-100-calves-killed-in-carver-county-barn-fire/ http://wjon.com/about-100-calves-killed-in-carver-county-barn-fire/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:39:33 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=168450 About 100 calves were killed in a fire at a Carver County dairy farm. Belle Plaine Fire Chief Todd Otto says the fire was discovered early Tuesday as farm workers went to milk the cows.

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]]> http://wjon.com/about-100-calves-killed-in-carver-county-barn-fire/feed/ 0 subzeroconsciousness, Flickr Five Calves Killed in Barn Fire http://wjon.com/five-calves-killed-in-barn-fire/ http://wjon.com/five-calves-killed-in-barn-fire/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:23:34 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=163864 Five calves died in a barn fire early this (Friday) morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the call came in at about 4:45 a.m. in Luxemburg Township, about four-and-a-half miles northwest of Kimball.

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]]> http://wjon.com/five-calves-killed-in-barn-fire/feed/ 0 Steven Wright Fire Destroys Barn, Livestock Near Sleepy Eye http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-livestock-near-sleepy-eye/ http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-livestock-near-sleepy-eye/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:55:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=157658 A fire at a farm near Sleepy Eye in southern Minnesota destroyed a dairy barn and the livestock inside. The fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, and firefighters battled the blaze for at least three hours.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-livestock-near-sleepy-eye/feed/ 0 Two Barns Destroyed in Fire Near Watkins http://wjon.com/two-barns-destroyed-in-fire-near-watkins/ http://wjon.com/two-barns-destroyed-in-fire-near-watkins/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:42:54 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123132 Area fire departments responded to a barn fire yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. At about 4:45 p.m. crews were called to a fire at the John and Louise Schultz farm on County Road 21 near Watkins.

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]]> http://wjon.com/two-barns-destroyed-in-fire-near-watkins/feed/ 0 Lightning Strike Sparks Barn Fire near Freeport http://wjon.com/lightening-strike-sparks-barn-fire/ http://wjon.com/lightening-strike-sparks-barn-fire/#comments Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:17:20 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=114987 A lightning strike started a barn on fire early this (Tuesday) morning in Krain Township.

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]]> http://wjon.com/lightening-strike-sparks-barn-fire/feed/ 0 subzeroconsciousness, Flickr Barn Fire Reported Near Brooten http://wjon.com/barn-fire-reported-near-brooten/ http://wjon.com/barn-fire-reported-near-brooten/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:22:04 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=92076 Fire crews battled a barn fire last (Thursday) night. The Brooten Fire Department was called to the fire in Crow Lake Township just after 7:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/barn-fire-reported-near-brooten/feed/ 0 subzeroconsciousness, Flickr Fire Destroys Barn Near Paynesville http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-near-paynesville/ http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-near-paynesville/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:24:27 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=77799 A barn near Paynesville burned to the ground early this (Wednesday) morning. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says a neighbor spotted the fire and woke-up the homeowner Scott Klehr.

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]]> http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-near-paynesville/feed/ 0 subzeroconsciousness, Flickr UPDATE: Fire Engulfs Barn Near Sauk Rapids http://wjon.com/update-fire-engulfs-barn-near-sauk-rapids/ http://wjon.com/update-fire-engulfs-barn-near-sauk-rapids/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:31:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=74416 About 70 pigs were killed, and 2,000 bales of hay were destroyed, in a barn fire. The fire was at the Scott Montag farm in Mayhew Lake Township, just north of Sauk Rapids.

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]]> http://wjon.com/update-fire-engulfs-barn-near-sauk-rapids/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner 50 Cows Perish in Stearns County Barn Fire http://wjon.com/50-cows-perish-in-stearns-county-barn-fire/ http://wjon.com/50-cows-perish-in-stearns-county-barn-fire/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:39:30 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=38269 Fifty cows died in a barn fire early this (Friday) morning in Stearns County's Spring Hill Township. The Sheriff says the incident happened just after 2:00 a.m. at the Daniel Welle farm. The barn contained about 75 cows, only 20-25 got out safely.

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]]> http://wjon.com/50-cows-perish-in-stearns-county-barn-fire/feed/ 0 subzeroconsciousness, Flickr Fire Destroys Barn, Machinery Near Eden Valley http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-machinery-near-eden-valley/ http://wjon.com/fire-destroys-barn-machinery-near-eden-valley/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:44:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=21447 A barn in Eden Lake Township has been destroyed by fire. The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the fire along County Road 34 was reported just after 1:00 a.m. this (Monday) morning.

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