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Volatile Day for Fires Prompts Burn Ban

  • After putting out one portion of the fire, La Grange volunteer firefighters drive to a new part of what was a 1.5-acre fire off Plum Church Road Wednesday. Photo by Jeff Wick
    After putting out one portion of the fire, La Grange volunteer firefighters drive to a new part of what was a 1.5-acre fire off Plum Church Road Wednesday. Photo by Jeff Wick
  • A La Grange volunteer firefighter sprays off a travel trailer that burned as part of the Plum Church Road Fire. Photo by Jeff Wick
    A La Grange volunteer firefighter sprays off a travel trailer that burned as part of the Plum Church Road Fire. Photo by Jeff Wick
One of the busiest firefighting days in years kept local responders hopping from one fire to another Wednesday and then resulted in the county enacting a burn ban the next day. “We responded to six fires in all that day, but we were fortunate that they were kind of spaced out,” said La Grange fire chief Frank Menefee. “About the time we’d finish with one, another would pop up and we’d be able to…

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