GRASSFIRE NEAR NEILLSVILLE
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 -- 1:25 PM
There was a grassfire in the area Thursday afternoon.Neillsville Fire Chief Matt Meyer says they were called to the fire just southwest of Gesche Funeral home, off STH 73 at around 5:45 p.m.
The property owner was burning some grass, and the fire got away from him.
It took firefighters about one-half hour to put out the blaze.
Meyer says it?s worth repeating: it is extremely dry, warm and windy out there. Fire officials urge you not to burn.
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