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Crews From Two Area Fire Depts. Battle Fire At A Landfill Near Graettinger

July 15, 2020

(Graettinger)– Crews from two area fire departments battled a blaze Tuesday evening at the former Northern Plains Regional Landfill near Graettinger.

Firefighters from Graettinger and Emmetsburg were called to the scene around 5:30 pm after getting a report that one of the cells was on fire.

It took them a couple of hours to extinguish the fire, with assistance from workers at the landfill.

There was no word on a possible cause.

No injuries were reported.

The city of Spencer currently owns the landfill.