Firefighters are seen taking burnt insulation from the ceiling following a hog barn fire on 220th Street, near Iris Avenue.
(Le Mars) — Firefighters from Le Mars and Merrill were at a hog confinement facility this (Monday) morning located 26876 220th Street for a reported hog barn fire. That alarm came in shortly before 7:00 a.m. The hog barn was empty at the time of the fire. Firefighters believe the hog barn may have sustained a “flash fire” since the curtain and p-c-p piping shows indications
of some melting had occurred. Fire Chief Dave Schipper explains what had happened.
Schipper says the “flash fire” penetrated the ceiling and started the insulation on fire.
The Le Mars Fire Chief says this type of “flash fire” has occurred several times within the county within the past few years.
Firefighters were on the scene for a little more than two hours.
(interior photos contributed.)
