Fire Destroys Meeker County Shed

LITCHFIELD -- Authorities responded to a shed fire in Meeker County Sunday afternoon.

The incident happened around 4:45 p.m. in the 19000 block of 612th Avenue in Greenleaf Township, near Litchfield.

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Fire crews arrived to find the shed fully engulfed and quickly worked to extinguish the blaze.

No one was hurt, but the shed and it's contents, which included a Bobcat skid-steer, were a total loss.

Authorities say the fire started by a nearby burn barrel that ignited dry grass leading to the shed.