Hay bales burn off State Highway 21 East

  • THESE HAY BALES were pulled out of the barn during the Oct. 30 fire off State Highway 21 East near Cooks Point. Photo courtesy of the Cooks Point Volunteer Fire Department
    THESE HAY BALES were pulled out of the barn during the Oct. 30 fire off State Highway 21 East near Cooks Point. Photo courtesy of the Cooks Point Volunteer Fire Department
  • COOKS POINT’S FIRE truck is used at the Oct. 30 fire at State Highway 21 East. Numerous hay bales were lost in the fire. Photo courtesy of Cooks Point Volunteer Fire Deparment
    COOKS POINT’S FIRE truck is used at the Oct. 30 fire at State Highway 21 East. Numerous hay bales were lost in the fire. Photo courtesy of Cooks Point Volunteer Fire Deparment

    A fire burned up more about 35 large, square bales of alfalfa hay at an open-sided pole barn last Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the Joey Skrivanek Ranch off State Highway 212 East near Cooks Point.

    The accidental fire was caused by a spark from some workers’ nearby repairs to a cattle pens gate, said Cooks Point Fire Chief Larry Odstrcil.

    Odstrcil said the fire spread quickly and consumed all but two bales…