Trash burn gets out of control near St. John Friday

Volunteer firefighters make sure a grass fire doesn’t spread to the brush and trees on property off County Line Road west of St. John. The Schulenburg Volunteer Fire Department was paged at around 12:30 on Friday, Oct. 3 for a large grass fire. Due to the dry conditions and wind, it spread quickly. SVFD Chief Darren Guentert said burning of trash got out of control and consumed about 25 acres...

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