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Brush fire spreads after cigarette ignites soybean field, Jasper County IN

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S 380 E, Hanging Grove Township, IN 47978

A brush fire is spreading quickly near 1200 South and 380 West. The fire started after someone threw a cigarette butt into a soybean field, igniting the crops.

Audio|Source: Jasper County Sheriff, Indiana State Police Districts 13 & 14
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Transcript:
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Request should be unroped to the area of near 1200 South, 380 West.
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Near 1200 South, 380 West for a brush fire.
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Someone threw a cigarette out and lit the soybeans on fire.
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Attention, Remington Fire. Attention, Remington Fire. Request should be announced near 1200 South and 380 West. Near 1200 South, 380 West, reference to a grass fire, advised it's taken off, spreading pretty good. Someone threw a cigarette butt out and lit the soy beans on fire.
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It's going to be near 1200 South, 380 West, just north of the intersection.

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S 380 E, Hanging Grove Township, IN 47978
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