Grundy County Rural Protection District responds to fire started by sawdust from sawmill

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The Grundy County Rural Protection District responded to a fire on Northeast 18th Avenue on March 9th.

Fire Chief Kenny Roberts reports the fire started when some of a pile of sawdust at an Amish sawmill blew into a nearby pasture. He says about eight to 10 acres burned, which included part of a neighbor’s property.

No one was reported injured, and no structures were damaged.

Grundy County Rural was at the scene about 30 minutes to one hour.


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