Fire near Minatare extinguished

Firefighters from the Minatare and Scottsbluff Rural fire departments have extinguished a fire involving tires and railroad ties this (Wednesday) morning.

Minatare responded around 10 a.m. to a fire north of Minatare a mile and a half north of Highway 26 on County Road 29 and then asked Scottsbluff rural for assistance, especially extra pumpers.

The firefighters fought the blaze for approximately an hour and a half.

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