Monday, March 9, 2009

Blaze Destroys Barn And Kills Cattle

On March 9, 1987 at 8:15 p.m. a 52 box was struck for a barn fire on Smith Road, Southampton Cumberland. When firefighters arrived at 8:19 p.m. the barn and a calf barn were well involved. Firefighters were faced with the task of protecting exposures on this windy night. A fire of undetermined origin destroyed a large frame barn. Lost in the fire were 21 calves a hay wagon, cattle trailer, grain drill and other machinery and feed. Firefighters from five companies battled the blaze for almost four hours. At 1230 a.m. the last piece of apparatus left the scene. A damage estimate was not available. The Vigilant Hose and West End Fire and Rescue Company answered the alarm along with units from Pleasant Hall, Newburg-Hopewell and South Newton.

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