No animals hurt after skid steer fire in Barre barn
Photos by Tom Rivers
BARRE – Firefighters respond this morning to a fire in Barre barn owned by Richard Miller at 13481 Miller Rd.
Firefighters and Miller said the fire started from a skid steer. The fire spread to some hay in the barn.
Firefighters moved the scorched hay from inside, and hosed down the skid steer.
Miller said a neighbor called him to say there was smoke coming from the barn at about 9 a.m.
Two cows were inside as well as many sheep, and they were safely moved to an outdoor pasture. Miller is retired from farming. His two granddaughters show the cows in the Orleans County 4-H Fair.
The barn didn’t appear to suffer any damage from the fire.
Firefighters from Barre, Albion and Medina responded to the scene, as well as the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office and Orleans County Emergency Management Office.
