Sheriff: Cigarette Thrown From Car Sparks Grass Fire
SAUK CENTRE A discarded cigarette could be to blame for a small grass fire near Sauk Centre.
The Stearns County Sheriff s Office says just before 4:00 p.m. Tuesday they received multiple calls of a fire in the west ditch of Highway 71, just south of the intersection with Stearns County Road 29.
About a quarter acre of the ditch was burned.
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Stearns County Sheriff s Office
(KNSI) A fire in Sauk Centre Township Tuesday afternoon is believed to have started due to a cigarette butt thrown from a passing vehicle.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says they received several calls around 3:45 reporting a fire in the west ditch of Highway 71, just south of the intersection with County Road 29. Deputies, along with the Sauk Centre Fire Department, were able to get the fire out quickly.
Police say about a quarter of an acre of ditch burned before the fire was extinguished.
Before this week, central Minnesota has seen little rainfall, and there are burning restrictions throughout the state due to the tinder dry conditions.
Man cited for illegal burning after fire spreads to several acres of property
Times staff report
FAIRHAVEN TOWNSHIP A man was cited for illegal burning after an attempt to burn a log spread to several acres of a wooded lot Monday afternoon, according to the Stearns County Sheriff s Office.
A Stearns County deputy noticed smoke around 1:26 p.m. Monday while patrolling Stearns County Road 44, according to a Wednesday release. The deputy traced the smoke to 7055 County Road 44 east of Kimball.
Several acres of a wooded lot were on fire and flames were surrounding a private residence.
The property owner, James Hay, 62, told the deputy he tried to burn a large log and the fire spread out of control, the release said.
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Stearns County Sheriff s Office
(KNSI) A 42-year-old Albany man was hospitalized after a medical issue behind the wheel caused his car to go off the road and hit a tree in Albany Township Friday night.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office says about 9:10; someone called to say there was someone inside a vehicle up against a tree off County Road 10.
Police arrived and made contact with the driver, Brian Scott. They say he was very confused regarding his whereabouts and had suffered a medical issue before going off the road.
Investigators say Scott was driving south on County Road 10 when he entered the east ditch and struck a tree with the driver’s side front quarter panel of his truck. The truck then continued in the ditch, went over a driveway, and drove for another 15 yards before coming to a rest against a tree.