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Spencer, IA (KICD)– No injuries were reported when a piece of machinery went up in flames Tuesday morning at a Spencer business.

Fire crews were called to Shine Bros. shortly after eleven o’clock where an excavator was found to be fully engulfed in flames.

The operator was in the machine when the blaze broke out but was unable to knock down the flames with a fire extinguisher.

A single hose line was brought into service when the fire department arrived but the excavator could not be saved and is being considered a total loss.