The Superior Volunteer Fire Department was called out at 4:55 Tuesday morning to battle a fire north of Webber.

First reports indicated it was possibly a grass fire and a request was submitted for mutual aid from the Formoso Volunteer Fire Department. However, when the Superior department arrived it was found to be a hay fire and the request for mutual aid was cancelled.

Eight bales of a forage type of hay burned. The bales owned by Tyler Christensen were parked in the middle of a row. Christensen used a front-end loader and a nearby farmer brought a tractor to help separate the burning bales from the others.

The firemen returned to the fire barn about 7 a.m. They had dispatched four trucks to help fight the fire.