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A brush fire lasted for more than three hours as part of a busy May 15 for the Wadena Fire Department (Facebook/Wadena Volunteer Fire Department).
Wadena Fires

Wadena Fire Department extinguishes brush and tractor fire

May 16, 2020 | 9:19 AM

Fires have started to increase with the warmer temperatures.

The Wadena Fire Department responded to two separate incidents on Friday, a brush fire and a tractor fire.

A tractor was fully engulfed in flames in the afternoon before crew members extinguished it. The fire didn’t spread further.

Late in the evening, a brush fire grew to 30 acres in size. Members were on the scene for more than three hours to control it. The fire isn’t described as accidental.