Firefighters battle grass fire Wednesday

WEST PLAINS, Mo. — Roughly an acre of grassland burned in the West Plains area Wednesday.

The West Plains Fire Department responded to a residence in the 4600 block of County Road 6300 for a reported grass fire just before noon on Wednesday. Firefighters arrived to find roughly an acre burning and extinguished the fire.

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The fire had started when winds blew a spark from a previous control burn conducted by the owner blew into an open field.

No property damage or injuries were reported.

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