Picking stones might be a tough job to do for you, but the Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department has proved why the chore is so important for the second time in a week. Firefighters traveled just a mile north from its south station to a farm field on County Highway C in Brussels to the scene of the fire. BUG Fire Chief Jim Wautier guesses that farmers in the field baling straw struck a stone that caused a spark, igniting a trail of stubble behind it. Wautier adds that the farmers likely saw the fire right away, but the dryness in the field caused it to spread quickly. Four trucks and about a dozen firefighters were used to put out the fire, which required approximately 1200 gallons across 10 acres to put out. Firefighters were on the scene for about 45 minutes.

Pictures courtesy of BUG Fire Department