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Crews quickly extinguish barn fire in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township

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Firefighters quickly extinguished a barn fire on Forest Road in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township on Tuesday morning – Dec 8, 2020

No one was injured after a fire broke out at a barn in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township on Tuesday morning.

According to township fire Chief Ted Bryan, around 9 a.m. crews responded to a barn fire on Forest Road.

He said firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the building.

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“The fire was located in the bottom floor in the middle of the barn, and was extending up through the floor to the main floor of the barn,” he said.

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Crews quickly knocked down the fire within minutes, Bryan said.

Bryan noted the barn was being used as a woodshop and storage area after livestock had been removed several weeks ago.

The cause of the fire has yet to be determined but a heated water bowl was found near the fire’s origin, Bryan noted.

Damage is pegged at under $10,000, the fire chief said.

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