WHIO-TV
Bird causes field fire near Greenville
July 12, 2012 

DARKE COUNTY, Ohio — Dayton Power and Light has confirmed that a bird flew into a transformer at the DP& L substation in the 5000 block of  Sebring Warner Road near Greenville Thursday afternoon. It created a spark and ignited a dry field below. 

Fortunately, no power outages were reported. Officials from DP&L said the substation also suffered no damage. 

Firefighters from a eight departments were called to a wheat field after getting reports of the large fire. The fire charred about eight acres of  land. 

Paramedics were called to the scene to help firefighters who were battling the flames in temperatures near 90 degrees. 

Firefighters from Greenville Township, Ansonia, Arcanum, Pitsburg, Liberty Township and Gettysburg were among the departments who responded.