One local resident said that as the structure burned last night, burning grain flowed out of the elevator like lava.
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Local volunteer firefighters keep watch over the fire.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
The elevator was a Sask Wheat Pool elevator at one time, but was last owned by a local farming family. It was the last elevator standing in the town of Turtleford.
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Ash coats Turtleford's streets as the elevator burns behind the Co-op grocery store.
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The fire was close to the Co-op grocery store, stoking fears that the store would be damaged as well. In fact, it damaged the recycling bins by the Co-op. But volunteer fire fighters were able to contain the damage.
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The wreckage of the grain elevator continues to smoulder. The fire started at about 9 pm on November 29th, according to local residents.
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The tail end of a semi is visible as the grain elevator smoulders in Turtleford.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
On the evening of Nov. 29, 2016, the last grain elevator in the town of Turtleford, Sask., located 90 kilometres north-west of North Battleford, caught fire and burned to the ground.
