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Squirrel Blamed For Rural Bismarck Barn Fire

A squirrel is being blamed for a weekend fire that destroyed a barn and tool shed near Bismarck.

 

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A squirrel is being blamed for a weekend fire that destroyed a barn and tool shed near Bismarck.

Homeowner Sue Alexander said that a squirrel got electrocuted in a transformer, and a spark started a fence on fire Saturday afternoon. The flames spread to dry grass and then to the barn. The barn had hay in it, which fueled the blaze.

No one was hurt. Firefighter Brandon Fitterer says that three vehicles were damaged and an acre of grass burned.

 

AP