Multiple Southeast Iowa Fire Departments were dispatched yesterday for grass/field fires, the storm that blew through last night caused some trouble with downs power lines, tree, and sign damage.
According to police reports, the high winds from last night downed some wires, a sign and tree debris at Iris and Monroe Streets. The Henry County Sheriff’s Office reports that there were power outages on Nature Center Road and downed power lines at Freedom Avenue at Oakland Mills Road and on Salem Road in Hillsboro. The Winfield Police Department responded to reports of wind damage in the 2500 block of 130th Street and in the 600 block of W. Highway 78.
The Mt. Pleasant and New London Fire Departments were on scene for a field fire in the 2900 block of Lexington Avenue early Friday afternoon and Mt. Pleasant Fire was called to the 2100 block of 235th Street later on Friday afternoon for a field fire. The New London Fire Department also dealt with a grass fire on 160th Street. In Wayland, the Wayland Fire Department was out with a field fire in the 1700 block of 335th Street. The Winfield Fire Department investigated a fire in the 300 block of N. Oak Street last night.