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Published October 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

PHOTO GALLERY: Two hay sheds, equipment claimed by Oct. 28th fire

Four departments worked to snuff a blaze that claimed 2,500 large bales in the town of Farmington


Both sheds were fully involved when firefighters arrived about 2:25 a.m. so all work had to be done from the ground, according to Chief Jim VanderWyst.

  • Both sheds were fully involved when firefighters arrived about 2:25 a.m. so all work had to be done from the ground, according to Chief Jim VanderWyst.
  • This aerial photo of the Neumann farmstead, taken from Polk County land records, shows the two connected sheds on the upper left of the frame that were claimed by fire.
  • Smoke from the smoldering remains of the Neumann sheds could be seen for miles, wafting to the northwest. This photo was made from the St. Croix-Polk County line road.
  • Two tractors and two spreaders were among equipment stored in one of the sheds that was destroyed.
  • A Polaris Ranger used around the farm was only a skeleton after flames consumed the rest.
  • One tanker departs as another arrives Sunday afternoon, more than 12 hours after the fire started.
  • A New Richmond firefighter hoses down a rubber-tired loader from Boss Equipment, St. Croix Falls, as it pulls another burning hay bale from the pile.
  • A threesome of New Richmond firefighters rested as teammates took turns wetting down bales mid-afternoon Sunday, Oct. 27th.
  • Firefighters wet down heavy equipment disassembling the Neumann shed.