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Fire severely damages barn in rural Mendota · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Fire severely damages barn in rural Mendota. Written by Matthias Werner This
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  Everlett. A barn fire brought personnel and equipment from eight different organizations
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  to rural northeastern Mendota. Firefighters responded to a fire at 5:47 p.m.
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  Friday to a 135 by 60 foot barn along 45th Road, Mendota
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  Troy Grove Rural Fire Protection District Chief Dennis Rudeschauser said. The
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  fire sparked a box 122 Mabus alert, triggering a response from Mendota,
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  Earlville, Troy Grove, West Brooklyn, Compton, Pawpaw, Sublet and Peru. The
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  barn, housed machinery, farming and harvest equipment, and hay. The fire was
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  under control, but not fully extinguished within about an hour, Rudashazer said.
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  Smoke was still billowing from the structure Saturday afternoon. Rudeshauser said it
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  was too early to determine a cause. The barn, located on the
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  southwest end of the property, sits about 100 feet from the owner's
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  home. Nobody was injured. Response personnel began to leave around eight thirty
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  PM.