Fires continue near Loda

LODA – Firefighters from Loda and Buckley responded to the seventh suspected arson since Sept. 30 in the Loda area Monday night.

A row of hay bales about 40 yards long was burning just west of the railroad tracks on the north side of the village. David Pruitt of the Loda Fire Protection District said the fire appears to have been intentionally set.

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