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A fire at a flat grain storage building in Wapello took a few days to get under control, reportsKWQC.
At approximately 12:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 29, firefighters responded to a fire at Farmers Elevator and Exchange.
Firefighters noticed heavy smoke and visible flames coming from a large pile of corn on the west side of the building. Crews quickly suppressed the visible flames and began evaluating the situation to determine the extent of the fire spread.
工作人员说,建筑是由200英尺和140英尺had contained approximately 350,000 bushels of corn.
Fire crews returned to the scene as needed throughout the following days to extinguish visible flames. The situation was deemed under control at approximately 9 a.m. on Jan. 2.
