The Monett Rural Fire District and supporting agencies battled a farm fire in rural Monett on Oct. 24 that destroyed a barn, farm equipment, and approximately 200 bales of hay.
Firefighters received a call shortly before 8 a.m. on Oct. 24 of a fire at 8624 Farm Road 2220 at the farm of Hector Aldaba in Lawrence County. A 45-by-50-foot wood-frame outbuilding or shed containing tools was on fire.
The building was fully involved by the time firefighters arrived. The fire was spreading toward nearby trees. By that point, the building had partially collapsed. Multiple nearby bales of hay had also become involved, extending the hazard to the nearby timber line…