The temperature of these hay bales, stacks, and barns can get very hot. In extreme cases, it can get so hot that the bales can catch on fire, even without a spark (i.e., spontaneous combustion).

Rory Wells was moving hay bales in his barn in Columbia Falls when a stack of them fell over and crushed him.

CROGHAN, N.Y (WKTV) — A five-year-old child trapped beneath a hay bale in a barn was declared deceased at Lewis County Hospital. On Jan. 26, around 1:35 p.m., New York State Police were called ...

Troopers were called to the barn on Second Road in Croghan, a rural town in Lewis County, around 1:35 p.m. for a report of an ...

TOWN OF CROGHAN, New York (WWNY) - State police said 5-year-old boy died after a hay bale fell on top of him inside a Lewis County barn. Troopers were called to Second Road in the town of Croghan ...

New York State Police said the incident happened on Sunday afternoon in the town of Croghan, which is in Lewis County.