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Wells Township brush fire ignites hay bales

WELLS TOWNSHIP, MI— Firefighters were called to a brush fire in Wells Township over the weekend.

Saturday around 5:05 p.m., the Escanaba Department of Public Safety and DNR wildland firefighters were dispatched to 4151 18th Road. A burning garbage pile had gone out of control. It spread into a wooded area that contained old hay bales.

It took firefighters about two hours to extinguish the flames.

No injuries were reported.

The Escanaba Township Volunteer Fire Department assisted at the scene.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.