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Published April 14, 2009, 12:00 AM

Firefighters fight grass fire in Kandiyohi County

Area fightfighters fight a 200-acre grass fire on April 13 along Kandiyohi County Road 5.


Firefighters with the Willmar Fire Department respond to a grass fire Monday along Kandiyohi County Road 5, about six miles north of Willmar. The fire burned around a metal machine shed, a truck and very close to a house. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

  • Firefighters with the Willmar Fire Department respond to a grass fire Monday along Kandiyohi County Road 5, about six miles north of Willmar. The fire burned around a metal machine shed, a truck and very close to a house. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange
  • A firefighter with the Pennock Fire Department runs a fire hose to a fill station Monday during a grass fire Monday along Kandiyohi County Road 5. Photo by Carolyn Lange.
  • Firefighters with the Pennock Fire Department use a fill station Monday as they attempt to extinguish a grass fire that burned a 1½-mile stretch of conservation reserve land along Kandiyohi County Road 5. More than 200 acres burned and the fire came close to burning structures at a rural home, according to one firefighter.