According to a July 21 report from Lawstreetmedia, CNH Industrial and 4-store East Coast New Holland dealer AG-Industrial have been sued for a tractor fire that burned down a barn.
The lawsuit from Eric Hayes alleges a faulty tractor caused a fire that burned down a barn, resulting in burns to his body after he ran inside to save horses that were stabled there.
A July 31, 2020 report from KYW on the fire describes Hayes as a "family friend" to the owners of the farm. The report states Hayes "is currently recovering from second and third-degree burns." Red Wing Farm, where the fire took place, was also named in the lawsuit as a defendant.
A New Holland tractor was delivered to Red Wing Farm in Pennsylvania on July 21, 2020, which was "inoperable and needed repairs upon arrival" and required a service call from an employee at AG-Industrial. That employee allegedly worked on the tractor but planned to return the following day to finish the repair. The tractor allegedly caught fire the next morning, burning down the barn.