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Firefighters extinguish early morning fire at county Hatch Pit Updated at Share This Courtesy Idaho Falls Fire Department IDAHO FALLS — Firefighters in Idaho Falls were called to the Bonneville County Hatch Pit early Tuesday morning after a passerby noticed a fire. The calls came into dispatch around 4 a.m., according to an Idaho Falls Fire Department news release. Multiple callers reported seeing heavy smoke and flames at the Hatch Pit on 33rd North. The hatch pit serves as the county’s...

Early morning fire at the Hatch Pit IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idaho Falls Fire reports a fire at the Hatch Pit on 33rd N has been knocked down. The calls started coming in shortly after 4 a.m., and engine 1, engine 3, water tenders 2, 3 and 4 a HEMTT and a battalion chief responded. Crews are in the process of removing the debris and putting more water on the piles. County equipment operators are helping with the efforts as well. There have been no injuries reported. IFFD said the cause of...