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Three people stand near a telegraph pole in a field with patches of burnt grass. A red emergency vehicle is parked near a barn with a rusted roof. Trees and cloudy skies are visible in the background. Yellow tape sections off part of the scorched area.

Down Powerline Causes Grassfire

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At 12:01 PM, Meyersville VFD responded with mutual aid from Prairie Hill VFD to the 5500 block of FM 2621 for a grass fire. Property owner turned on power to their barn and it arched, causing the fire. Crews arrived on scene with Booster 81 & 82 and extinguished at 1/3 acre fire.

 

 

A small rural grass fire scene shows charred ground with blackened grass. A fire truck is parked near an old, weathered barn with a rusted roof on the left side. A firefighter in yellow gear is visible in the background, assessing the area under a partly cloudy sky.Three people stand near a telegraph pole in a field with patches of burnt grass. A red emergency vehicle is parked near a barn with a rusted roof. Trees and cloudy skies are visible in the background. Yellow tape sections off part of the scorched area.A person stands near a power pole in a field that shows signs of recent fire damage, with burnt ground and patches of blackened grass. A weathered, wooden barn with a rusty roof sits in the background, surrounded by green trees and vegetation. The sky is partly cloudy.