Photo: Excavator destroyed by fire

A Botkins firefighter removes a firehose that was used to extinguish an excavator fire. The excavator had been digging a trench on Thursday at around 12:56 p.m. in a farm field next to state route 274 between the cross roads of Staley Road and Wenger Road. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded.

Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News

A Botkins firefighter removes a firehose that was used to extinguish an excavator fire. The excavator had been digging a trench on Thursday at around 12:56 p.m. in a farm field next to state route 274 between the cross roads of Staley Road and Wenger Road. The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded.