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Luverne firefighters had a busy Monday when they were dispatched to a barn and grass fire on the heels of a truck fire.
At around 10 a.m. the Luverne Fire Department and emergency responders were sent to a truck fire west of Luverne on County Road 5.
The driver of the Buffalo Ridge truck, Jason Lindquist, of Pipestone, said he heard a clunking sound under the hood as he was driving down the road.
He discovered a fire and attempted to put it out with an extinguisher but ended up calling for help.
By the time firefighters arrived, the semi was fully engulfed in flames, and it took them about a half hour to completely extinguish the blaze.
Only a few hours later, the Luverne Fire Department was dispatched to a blaze northwest of Luverne that was reported as a grass/barn fire at 1371 120th Ave. Luverne.
The fire, reported at 1:45 p.m., was caused by a burning tree pile that got out of control and spread to the barn, which appeared to be a total loss.