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JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Jamestown Rural Fire Department was dispatched Wednesday morning to hay bales on fire south of Jamestown.
Fire Chief Brian Paulson reports just before 8 AM, they were called to 521 76th Ave. SE to approximately 225 round bales on fire.
8 trucks and 18 firefighters were on scene for about 80 minutes. Chief Paulson says the cause was bales holding moisture that got heated up and self-combusted.