Four fires reported in rural areas over two days. 12:00 am, Apr. 6, 2021 ×
A Sunday, April 4, 2021 fire at the Janice Pfeiffer residence in rural Bigelow resulted in the loss of one outbuilding. The Bigelow Fire Department responded to the blaze. (Tim Middagh/The Globe)
NOBLES COUNTY Several Nobles County fire departments were called upon to battle blazes over a busy holiday weekend as dry conditions continued to persist in the region.
While Red Flag Warnings were issued at the end of last week, the winds were relatively mild on Saturday and Sunday helping to keep the fires from causing more destruction.
On Saturday, the Adrian Fire Department was paged at 10:43 a.m. for a report of a building on fire. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Marten said when they arrived on the scene in the 20000 block of Minnesota 91, a machine shed was fully engulfed in flames.