<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=26OS1Z_0wAzx0Y600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=26OS1Z_0wAzx0Y600" width="1068" height="665" ><figcaption>A Botkins firefighter removes a firehose that was used to extinguish an excavator fire. The excavator had been digging a trench on Thursday at around 12:56 p.m. in a farm field next to state route 274 between the cross roads of Staley Road and Wenger Road. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News</figcaption></figure><p>A Botkins firefighter removes a firehose that was used to extinguish an excavator fire. The excavator had been digging a trench on Thursday at around 12:56 p.m. in a farm field next to state route 274 between the cross roads of Staley Road and Wenger Road. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded.</p></div></body>

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Photo: Excavator destroyed by fire

A Botkins firefighter removes a firehose that was used to extinguish an excavator fire. The excavator had been digging a trench on Thursday at around 12:56 p.m. in a farm field next to state route 274 between the cross roads of Staley Road and Wenger Road. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded.