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A hundred bales of hay were destroyed in a fire last weekend on FM 277 near Briscoe. Around 7 pm Saturday evening, the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office dispatched Canadian VFD to provide mutual aid to Briscoe firefighters, who were battling a fire in a lot filled with hay bales that were located between two fuel tanks. Two Canadian units responded, and the fire was quickly contained without causing other damage. Mark Meadows said he had just baled the hay and unloaded it there three days earlier, but that fortunately, he had other bales scattered out in different lots elsewhere. Asked how he was doing, Meadows was philosophical, saying, “It could be better, but it sure could have been worse.” Meadows studied the path of the fire and thought it might have been sparked by a nearby power line. North Plains Electric Cooperative crews responded to the scene and confirmed that a large bird had flown into the line, causing it to arc and start the fire.