Burn ban includes avoiding high risk ignition activities, like welding, without extra precautions

By Collyn Wright While Menard sleeps, they fight Just when we thought the volunteer firefighters might get a reprieve, the largest fire in Menard County lit up. The Benson fire was created by introducing a welding spark into tall, dry vegetation during a fencing project. After ignition, the fire spread rapidly despite volunteer firefighter efforts. It only took a total of SIX minutes from the time…