No injuries were reported after fire reduced a barn to rubble southwest of Glencoe.
Fire crews were called to the blaze at a farm on Coltsfoot Drive in southwest Middlesex County around 1 a.m. on Sunday. When firefighters arrived on scene the barn was engulfed in flames. They took a defensive stance to battle the fire and protect nearby structures, including multiple silos, from the intense flames.
By 8 a.m. the blaze was extinguished, with crews keeping an eye on just a few remaining hot spots.
A damage estimate has not yet been released.
The Ontario Fire Marshal has been notified.
An investigator with the Southwest Middlesex Fire Department is probing the cause of the fire.
Fire crews responded to a barn fire around 1am today on Coltsfoot Rd. No injuries to report, crews established a defensive fire attack to protect exposures. @ONFireMarshal has been contacted and @SWMFireDept Fire Inspector on scene. #Glencoe519 #Wardsville519 pic.twitter.com/4DkeVdiwdo
— Southwest Middlesex Fire (@SWMFireDept) August 21, 2022
