Nobody was injured Tuesday after a detached shop with ammunition inside caught fire southwest of Mitchell.
Fire crews were dispatched at approximately 3 p.m. to a property near the intersection of 259th Street and 404th Avenue, approximately five miles southwest of Mitchell, to a report of a shop fire at a rural residence.
Marius Laursen, chief of the Mitchell Fire Division, said the structure was unoccupied when the fire broke out, and that the shop contained ammunition. He added propane tanks may have also been stored inside.
After fighting the fire for nearly an hour, firefighters began to remove a large garage door on the building's south face, ultimately using a forklift to take the door off its track.
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The Mitchell fire marshal will investigate the cause.
Laursen said a press release will be issued Wednesday with additional detail.
Fire crews from Ethan and Mount Vernon provided mutual aid.
