The Outlook Fire Department was finally able to get a massive hay bale fire under control on Saturday.
The blaze happened at the Dehy Elcan Cube processing plant, located seven kilometres east of the Saskatchewan town and started at around 4:40 p.m. CT on Friday.
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Officials with the fire department said it started naturally from an overheated bale. Crews finally got the flames under control at around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Anywhere from 1,000 to 1,500 bales – which have an estimated value of around $100,000 – have been lost.
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Some farm equipment and a few structures were also destroyed in the blaze.
Outlook is approximately 75 kilometres south of Saskatoon.
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