WAPAKONETA — Several cows were killed after two barn fires at an area dairy farm over the weekend, according to our media partner WCSM Radio.
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The fire was reported in the 15000 block of Fox Ranch Road in Wapakoneta on Dec. 6 after 9 p.m.
Upon arrival, Buckland Fire Department crews found two barns on fire.
One barn was fully engulfed, and the other was about halfway involved, WCSM reported.
An iWitness 7 viewer shared a photo of a large smoke plume coming from the fire.
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Firefighters quickly worked to make sure the flames didn’t spread to other nearby structures.
WCSM reported that crews used heavy equipment, including a bulldozer and excavator, to move metal and hay away from the damaged barns.
The fire happened at a large dairy operation, and a few cows were killed.
Sources tell News Center 7’s James Brown that less than a dozen cows died in the fire.
Firefighters remained on scene until Sunday morning.
The cause remains under investigation, WCSM reported.
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