" The Devils Lake (ND) Rural Fire Department responded to an unusual call on Thursday, Oct. 1 a few miles north of Devils Lake on Highway 20, on the Sweetwater Curves.
According to Rural Fire Chief Lee Gessner there had been an electrical fire in the John Deere combine the night before but the owner thought it had gone out so he loaded it on a flat bed trailer to transport it into Devils Lake for repairs.
High winds coupled with the act of transporting the equipment fanned the flames that evidently were not completely extinguished and the fire spread to consume the combine.
It was dragged off the highway and into the adjacent field west of the highway so firefighters could battle the blaze.
Traffic on the busy highway was halted for approximately 45 minutes as the fire was extinguished. The combine was a total loss."
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According to Rural Fire Chief Lee Gessner there had been an electrical fire in the John Deere combine the night before but the owner thought it had gone out so he loaded it on a flat bed trailer to transport it into Devils Lake for repairs.
High winds coupled with the act of transporting the equipment fanned the flames that evidently were not completely extinguished and the fire spread to consume the combine.
It was dragged off the highway and into the adjacent field west of the highway so firefighters could battle the blaze.
Traffic on the busy highway was halted for approximately 45 minutes as the fire was extinguished. The combine was a total loss."
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