Ditch fire - A grass fire quickly grew out of control and threatened a farm yard east of Whitewood last week but quick action by Whitewood Fire Department helped save the yard and buildings. The fire, which originated in the ditch along Highway 1, is believed to have been started by a discarded cigarette.
It took only a few minutes before a fire that appeared to have started in a ditch along number one highway was creeping close to a farmyard and family homes.Whitewood Fire Department were dispatched at around 1:15 p.m. on Friday to a grass fire east of town near the Ed and Jason Beutler’s farm.The burn […]
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