This tractor was still smoldering four hours after it shorted and caught fire around 4:30 a.m. on Aug. 24, igniting the adjacent shed and calf barn which housed machinery and 41 heifers. Two of the animals perished in the fire, along with farm equipment. Some 50 firefighters from Floradale, Elmira, Conestogo and St. Jacobs responded to 876 Sandy Hills Dr. in Elmira, getting it extinguished by 7:15 a.m. Damage is estimated at $225,000.
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