Skid Loader Overheats Sparking Shed Fire

(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- The heat was too much for some machinery in rural Linn County on Thursday.

A skid loader overheated starting a fire in a machine shed at 3973 Grubbs Creek Road.

Eight area fire crews including Linn County and Center Point crews battled the fire and the heat for several hours.

No injuries were reported but the machine shed is believed to be a total loss.

First Responder

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