Early morning hay fire lights up sky

Fire crews called out around midnight on Thursday

Author: Katie Ryan, Morning Anchor, kryan@kjct8.com
POSTED: 05:25 AM MDT Oct 04, 2012    UPDATED: 12:22 PM MDT Oct 04, 2012 
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -

Around midnight on Thursday, firefighters were called to the scene of a fire at 1050 22 Road.

Our crews tell us that hundreds of bales of hay went up in smoke. Authorities initially thought a barn had also collapsed, but that information was incorrect.

According to officials at the scene, Lower Valley Fire let it burn into the early morning hours due to safety concerns. They waited to put it out until later in the day.

There is no word on what caused the early morning blaze and no injuries have been reported.

Continue to follow KJCT News 8 as we learn more information.