11-15-19 grain dryer fire-fdl county

Nobody  was injured in a fire that destroyed a grain dryer at a  Fond du Lac County farm.   Shortly before 5am Friday firefighters from several departments were called to the Double S Dairy on Marshview Road for a report of a grain dryer that was on fire.  The owners reported that there is a wireless sensor in the grain dryer, that sensed an overheat at 11:30pm the previous evening. The fire is believed to have started around 4:00am inside the grain dryer. Inside the grain dryer was 1,500 bushels of corn worth approximately $60,000. The corn and the grain dryer are a complete loss. The grain dryer is valued at approximately $150,000.   The fire does not appear to be suspicious. No one was injured during the incident.

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