Douglas firefighters took a grand total of six minutes to extinguish a utility shed fire in the 700 block of 6th Street early Wednesday afternoon. The Douglas Fire Department received the call at 1:20 p.m., were at scene by 1:24 p.m. and had knocked the fire down by 1:30 p.m. The shed fire was mostly composed of smoke. The fire is still under investigation. Gas and electric utilities had to be shut down a short time. In another fire on Monday, fire completely destroyed a barn located at 4859 Gleeson near Elfrida. The fire was called in at about 5:30 p.m. Monday. Fire had been used earlier in the day by the owner to clear away weeds, and it is assumed that a spark from that may have started the structure fire.
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