Fire amid corncobs and straw still burning in Indiana town

WINDFALL, Ind. (AP) - A fire amid corncobs and straw bales has been burning for more than a week in a small Indiana town, producing smoke that is annoying residents.

'œIt's been a long time,'ť said Kevin Bryant, chief of the Wildcat Township Volunteer Fire Department. 'œA lot of water and a lot of trucks and a lot of resources have been used on it, and it's still burning now.'ť

The fire is in Windfall in Tipton County, 50 miles north of Indianapolis.

The fire started naturally from decomposition inside the corncob pile, Bryant told the Kokomo Tribune.

He estimated the pile is up to 30 feet high, with roughly 100 straw bales placed around it.

A fan was brought in Thursday to make the fire hotter and reduce the irritating smoke.

Lindsey Ogden of the county health department said some residents have left to escape the smoke but many are sticking around.

'œThis is very sad and very unfortunate for those residents,'ť Ogden said.