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).

A 15-year-old boy was badly injured Monday afternoon and later died when he got trapped between a skid loader and a hay bale spear on a Linn County farm. (Photo supplied by Linn County Sheriff's ...

According to the Linn County Sheriff’s Office, Logan Paul, 15, was injured Monday night when he became trapped between the skid loader and a bale of hay. The accident happened at a property on ...