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Tractor bursts into flames at tractor pull, man injured

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FULTON COUNTY, Ohio -

A Fulton County Sheriff's officer says a man is in the hospital after a tractor burst into flames during the tractor pulling contest at the Fulton County Fairgrounds.

First responders tell 13abc the man is suffering from burns. Witnesses say he suffered second degree burns to his legs. The tractor driver was airlifted to a Toledo Hospital.

Wauseon fire department was dispatched to the fairgrounds around 8:30pm.

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