PHOTOS: A grain bin fire on Wednesday caused over $300,000 in estimated damages at Coles Station. Sullivan Fire Chief Chris Wright told WCIA that at approximately 9:39 a.m., the department was dispatched for a 60-foot-tall grain bin on fire.
Firefighters spoke to a grain bin employee who said they thought the whole bed of the grain bin was on fire due to the fire coming out of the top of the building. As a result, multiple mutual aid departments were dispatched to the scene.
Wright said crews on scene were able to get a hose line to the top of the structure quickly. He said they had more resources on scene than what was actually needed.
