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About 800 pounds of dry fertilizer caught fire inside this metal drum near George Thursday afternoon. Grant County Fire District 3 personnel managed to quickly contain the blaze.

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Fertilizer fire sparked near George
March 26, 2012 6:05 a.m.

Fertilizer fire sparked near George

Contained to large drum

GEORGE - A large drum of fertilizer caught fire near George Thursday, creating a plume of smoke that caused authorities to shut down state Route 281 for a short time.