By Daniel Schwartz, TME

At approximately 3:40 a.m. on Wednesday, June 17, a fire broke out in Neenach at Avenue B 8 & 265th Street W…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Above: Smoke from the Bella Fire fills the sky in Neenach

Above: Scorched earth from the Bella Fire

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