Four fire crews responded to the blaze
By Diego Flammini
Staff Writer
Farms.com
A wooden barn burned during a fire at a Bruce County farm.
Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services received notice of the fire just after 9 pm Monday evening.
Firefighters discovered the barn, on Concession 12 near Highway 21, fully engulfed in flames.
With the two-story barn unable to be saved, the operation’s focus switched to preventing the fire from damaging other nearby buildings.
Fighting the blaze required additional assistance.
“Firefighters from both Tiverton and Kincardine stations responded,” Kent Padfield, chief of Kincardine Fire, said in a statement, The Kincardine News reported.
“Additional water tanker support was provided by the Paisley Fire Department and the Saugeen Shoes Fire Department.
“Bruce County paramedics, Hydro-One and OPP were also on scene.”
The barn had previously been used to house livestock. No animals or equipment were in the barn during the fire, and no injuries were reported.
Some crops and hay stored in the barn were lost during the fire.
Firefighters remained on scene until about 2:30 Tuesday morning.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation and no information on estimated damage has been released.
Farms.com has reached out to Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services for updates on the situation.
Ontario’s provincial ag ministry has resources for farmers on how to prevent barn fires.
OMAFRA’s Barn Fire Prevention page includes the main causes of barn fires and a list of new technologies available to help prevent them.