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FIELD FIRE PROMPTS MULTI-AGENCY RESPONSE

(Union County, IN)--For the second time this week, there was a large field fire in Union County Wednesday.  This one broke out at around 6 o’clock Wednesday night in a bean field on West Mitchell Road.  Firefighters from Liberty were first to respond, but they needed help from Abington and College Corner to get the fire under control.  Most of the Whitewater Valley, including Union County, is officially classified as being in a drought.  A new drought map comes out Thursday.