By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
At roughly 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 16, Orland firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle with a load of hay on fire.
The incident took place in the vacant lot between Sixth Street and the railroad tracks, just north of South Street.
As the firefighters were on their way, a report was received that the hay was “fully involved.”
An approaching firefighter reported that a large amount of smoke was showing.
The smoke was being blown to the south by rather strong north winds.
When this reporter arrived, firefighters were on the scene, and a forklift was being used to remove the hay from the trailer.
About a half-hour or 45 minutes after the call went out, it was announced that the fire was extinguished.
Update: At approximately 1:20 p.m. on November 16, the Glenn County dispatcher received a call reporting that smoke was rising from one of the piles of hay that had earlier been removed from the trailer.
At 1:25 p.m., a firefighter arrived at the scene with a water tender.
About eight minutes later, it was reported that the fire was extinguished.
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