By Nick Fearns
HAGERSVILLE—Children on their way to school got an added dose to excitement to start the school year as fire trucks from the Haldimand County Fire Department drove to the scene of a barn fire.
The structural fire, located off of Highway 3 between Haldimand Road 20 and Dry Lake Road, had the highway temporarily closed as firefighters dealt with the blaze.
Manager of Emergency Services and Fire Chief Jason Gallagher told The Haldimand Press they received the emergency call around 8:50 a.m. on September 3, 2024.
Gallagher said stations from Hagersville, Fisherville, Jarvis, Cayuga, South Cayuga, Selkirk, and Caledonia all attended the call.
He described the fire as a “barn fire,” noting the “large structure was used for storage.”
“The fire was contained to the upper level,” said Gallagher.
Firefighters took around 35 minutes to get the blaze under control, said the fire chief.
Gallagher estimated that the damages to be around $75,000.
He attributed the cause of the fire to a wood stove.
No one was injured.
