Investigators are reporting close to $1.4 million in damage was sustained by a large barn following a fire in Haldimand County on Tuesday afternoon.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say fire crews from three regions were called out to the property near Concession Road 9 Walpole just after 6 p.m.
“Attending firefighters arrived on scene and were met with a fully-engulfed structure fire at a farm outbuilding,” Const. Conrad Vitalis said in a release on Wednesday.
The blaze closed Concession Road 9 Walpole between County Line and Haldimand Road 55 through the overnight and morning.
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OPP say the stretch of roadway is expected to be closed until Wednesday evening.
“The fire is deemed to be not suspicious and no injuries were reported,” said Vitalis.
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