Fire destroys shed, contents Friday night

A fire destroyed a machine shed and its contents at a farm on the east edge of Brownton Friday night.
The shed was located at the Keith and Jane Tongen farm on the east edge of Division Street in Brownton, also known as “the pink farm.”
The shed was fully involved when fire personnel arrived. Responding was the Brownton Fire Department, which was assisted through mutual aid by the Stewart and Glencoe departments.
Firefighters were on scene until about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Lost in the fire were two pickups, a skid loader and assorted tools.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, but it is considered to be accidental.