At least 3,000 tons of hay burns in Fremont County fire 

The haystack occurrence successful Fremont County. | Courtesy South Fremont Volunteer Fire Department

ST. ANTHONY — A occurrence successful Fremont County destroyed astatine slightest 3,000 tons of hay. 

The South Fremont Volunteer Fire Department responded to nan haystack occurrence connected Sunday astir 1:15 p.m. connected 1800 East 600 North astatine a feedlot for a cattle company, which is adjacent nan St. Anthony Sand Dunes. 

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Assistant Fire Chief David Fausett said aggregate occurrence departments from surrounding counties, specified arsenic Teton, Madison, and Bonneville, came retired and helped. 

There was a interest complete nan windy conditions. 

“The interest was, (it was) correct by BLM land, and we didn’t want nan occurrence to dispersed retired into nan desert,” Fausett said. 

He said astir 7 stacks of hay were burned. The nonaccomplishment of hay is estimated to person caused damages of $360,000 to $380,000. 

No injuries were reported to either group aliases animals. 

Firefighters stayed overnight to show occurrence activity, and arsenic of Monday, they stay connected nan scene.

“Thank you to nan surrounding occurrence departments that came retired to help,” Fausett added. 

It’s chartless astatine this clip arsenic to what started nan fire.

Courtesy South Fremont Volunteer Fire Department