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Dairy Barn On fire - Feb. 18



PHOTO 1: Flames and smoke pour out of the top of the equipment shed.

PHOTO 2, 3: Fire engines from six companies responded to the scene.

PHOTO 4, 5: Firefighters tear into a section of the roof, then use water to knock down the flames.

PHOTO 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: The firefighters using hoses and water to fight the fire.

PHOTO 11: A firefighter passes in front of me shed the equipment shed on claims in flames.

PHOTO 12: Firefighters on the roof pour water into the trench cut to keep the fire from spreading to the milking parlor.

PHOTO 13: Water had to be brought in using tankers. The water was placed into a reservoir with firefighters to use.

PHOTO 14: looking through a door at the fire.

Sunday Feb. 18, 2007- 1:15 am at 147 Cove View Rd. a milking equipment shed caught fire and took 30 firefighters two hours to knock down. The equipment shed had to have a trench cut in the roof to keep the fire from spreading to the attached to milking parlor. There were no injuries or farm animals injured. While the equipment shed was a complete loss firefighters were able to save the milking parlor. The investigation into the cause of a fire is still under investigation.


Photo/Story Nathan Combs

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