On March 31, 1970 at 6:25 a.m. firefighters were dispatched to a barn fire at Shippensburg Star Route 2. Faulty electrical wiring sparked a blaze that caused heavy damage to a large frame barn. Lost in the fire were 25 tons of hay, seven tons of straw, some feed, grain and a grain drill. Firemen from four companies were able to save the milk house and remained on the scene almost five hours. Firemen pumped water from a nearby stream using an engine and portable pumps to fight the blaze. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose and West End Fire and Rescue companies answered the alarm along with assistance from Newburg-Hopewell and Newville.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Barn Burns, Milk House Saved
On March 31, 1970 at 6:25 a.m. firefighters were dispatched to a barn fire at Shippensburg Star Route 2. Faulty electrical wiring sparked a blaze that caused heavy damage to a large frame barn. Lost in the fire were 25 tons of hay, seven tons of straw, some feed, grain and a grain drill. Firemen from four companies were able to save the milk house and remained on the scene almost five hours. Firemen pumped water from a nearby stream using an engine and portable pumps to fight the blaze. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose and West End Fire and Rescue companies answered the alarm along with assistance from Newburg-Hopewell and Newville.2 comments:
No comments can be made anonymous, you need not sign in but you must sign a name or they will be deleted. This is just to seperate fact from fiction and keep it from being anything like whacker fest pa fire.
I am sorry to add the word verification but recently 88 of my post were spammed in one night. I do not have the time to correct that many post again, so this will eliminate the bullshit.
OK I just have to comment. Today this would be at least a 2 alarm fire with 10 engines, 3 trucks, 2 rescues, and 8 tankers. And don't forget the ambulances and rehab. And what are those guys doing on the roof. Where is the Safety Office. Sorry Brad, it is just one of those days.
ReplyDeleteI`m not sure, but this may have been the Hale farm in Middle Springs.
ReplyDeleteI remember my brothers being on the call and them spending hours unloading hay from the barn. Once again a time when they used to save the barns by some back breaking work. Then again this is when you got 25-30 guys on a call from each station.