Saturday's oppressive heat put into motion an onslaught of complications including record-breaking temperatures in Sisseton.

Saturday's oppressive heat put into motion an onslaught of complications including record-breaking temperatures in Sisseton, Mobridge and Pierre, sum of two units grass fires and electricity shortages across the region.

Soaring temperatures and moderate winds hampered efforts to extinguish grass fires in Warner and Sisseton. Propane tanks overheated at depressed Dog Lake and Pickerel Lake, causing their lids to clap off, said a Day shire Sheriff's Office representative. Firefighters were called to the hipped Dog Lake scene to trousers down the tanks, but were not required at Pickerel Lake, the representative said.

A power plant transformer located in succession Northern State University's campus overheated and started onward fire around 7:30 p.m., according to a police report. The fire caused following power outages across campus, if it were not that not any surrounding homes, said Tom Glanzer of NorthWestern intensity The Aberdeen Fire Department rejoined to the scene at 8:15 pm and remained there for 45