Overview
- Traill-Steele Emergency Management reported the blaze was 100% contained by about 3:30 a.m. Thursday, with two crews remaining to monitor hotspots.
- The fire was reported around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday at the grain elevator in Hatton, North Dakota.
- Roughly 100 personnel from 12 fire departments responded under mutual aid to battle the blaze.
- Two adjacent elevator buildings burned and one collapsed, and officials said the structures were filled with wheat.
- Hatton’s water pressure, which dipped during the response, was returning to typical levels, and residents were asked to give crews space due to concerning winds.