Fire Damages Combine in Crawford County

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   Fire damaged a 2008 John Deere combine in Crawford County Sunday evening. Two units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District were called out to County Road 75 North a mile west of Illinois Route 33 at around 5:50 p.m. The combine owned by Bob Gartner of Vincennes caught fire due to some smoldering debris caused by a defective bearing. There were no injuries reported. The fire did an estimated $500 worth of damage.