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WEST FRANKFORT- West Frankfort Firefighters were called to a tractor fire on 9994 Carr Road around 11:00 a.m.
Before arriving on the scene, the tractor exploded, and the fire spread to a nearby barn full of hay.
Benton, Zeigler, Ewing-Northern, Carterville, Johnston City and Abbott EMS provided mutual aid.
When more information becomes available it will be shared.
Information from WSIL -TV, Southern Illinois Fire Incidents, and Southern Illinois Fire Dispatch contributed to the above story.
WEST FRANKFORT, IL – (Tim Hastings, The West Frankfort Gazette. Please click on the link above for the full story. Here is an excerpt below.)





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