Field fire started by combine on Highway 169, Blue Earth County MN


A fire broke out in a field on Highway 169 near mile marker 23, north of Winnebago. Emergency services responded quickly. The fire was reportedly started by a combine. Fire crews managed to control and extinguish the fire, and some units were cancelled as the situation was under control.
Audio|Source: Blue Earth and Faribault Counties Sheriff, Police and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Combine must have started the fire and it's not burning.
00:06
Copy.
00:14
Highway 169, your mouth plus 23 if you got anyone close.
00:21
I'll get it out.
00:24
For code for now until I can figure out what's going on with him.
00:34
169 at mile marker 23 asking for a second car, respond code.
00:42
Okay.
00:50
It's going to be north of Winnebago on 225th Street. It looks to be a mile marker 23.
00:57
Yep.
01:04
You can show me on scene at the Prest and call.
01:07
Happy.
01:15
KOSB 554-3 status.
01:17
Goet-4, keep it coming.
01:20
10-4[1] is favorable sending us quick.
01:24
State Patrol on SR call. I do have my Onebago officer heading that way and my 100 cars. I'm not sure where they're coming from, but Winnbago will be there shortly.
01:33
Copy, thank you.
01:39
The match, Cotty-903 is on scene.
01:49
50331, the 4,500.
01:51
Hey,
01:57
I want to cancel Eagle Lake,
02:00
but just leave Compton here for right now.
02:05
Copy 10-4[1]500, the Eagle Lake Fire, do you copy?
02:10
Eagle Lake Fires, copies cancellation.
02:15
4321 Bill, we're only about two minutes away.
02:18
Do you want to continue?
02:27
That combine out in the yard, then we got it knocked down in the field here.
02:33
Is that Scott Preston's place?
02:37
I copy that.
02:46
Okay.
02:53
Okay to State Patrol on SR call. My One-A-Ovago officers on scene.
02:59
Copy, thank you.
03:07
50211 to Harry or Jacob, do you guys need help back there?
03:15
We just have to stop at station one for some supplies and we'll head north.
03:23
Copy that.
03:25
Bill, do you copy that? They need help back at that other fires. We head back over there.
03:36
Go ahead.
03:37
Just, what, 11 and 12 both going?
03:44
84 from 91, we're going to head down there.
03:49
Tabby, are you guys at Station 1?
03:54
That's heard we go.
03:56
Copy that, just asked you, copy direct. 6-8-4 is going to post Station 1.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgement (OK / Message received)
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US-169, Minnesota
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