(Wheaton, MN) — The fire that destroyed the Triple J Seed Farms elevator in Wheaton in western Minnesota’s Traverse County on August 7th was determined to be electrical in nature.
A deputy state fire marshal investigated the blaze. The elevator has since been torn down by its owner.
Firefighting efforts were complicated by a broken water main earlier that day, which disrupted the local water supply.
Fire departments from three neighboring towns, along with local farmers using tanker-trailers, helped haul water to the scene.