Hog Confinement Fire Near Monroe City

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(MONROE CITY)—Fire Tuesday afternoon kills more than a hundred hogs. Monroe City firefighters were called to the Maher Brothers farm just south of Monroe City around 3:30 p-m because of a fuse box fire. By the time firefighters arrived… the building was engulfed in flames. Fire Chief Gary MacElroy says the fire is believed to be electrical in nature.