Multiple fire crews respond to bean field fire near Farmington

Multiple fire crews respond to bean field fire near Farmington

FARMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) -- The Farmington Community Fire Protection District was one of several fire departments that responded to a fire in a bean field on Tuesday. Fire crews responded to the fire around 3:43 p.m. on Knox Highway 22, about a mile north of Illinois Route 116, a Farmington Community Fire Protection District Facebook post said. Due to dry conditions, multiple other fire crews were called in to help prevent the fire from spreading…