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Independent April 21, 2016 | 48 pages
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Fire destroys Codrington-area barn; loss estimated at $300,000 By John Campbell
Brighton – A barn north of Codrington was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Firefighters arrived at the farm at 544 Goodfellow Road shortly after 6:30 p.m. April 17 and found flames shooting through the roof, Brighton Fire Chief Lloyd Hutchinson said at the scene Monday afternoon. “We had tankers from Trent Hills and Cramahe [Township] hauling water as well,” he said, estimating 35 to 38 firefighters fought the blaze. They managed to save the west end of the building as well as a quantity of seed and grain, he said. However, there were more than 300 bales of hay and straw in the barn, and firefighters were present throughout the night “hitting the hot spots,” after the fire had been subdued. Members of the local fire department were still at the scene for most of the next day. An excavator was called in Monday morning to remove the tin roof and siding, and to shift the bales around to ensure the fire was extinguished, Hutchinson said. He estimated the loss for destruction Fire destroyed a barn on Goodfellow Road April 17. Firefighters from Brighton, Trent Hills and Cramahe Township responded to the blaze. The total loss of the barn at $250,000 and another was estimated at $300,000. The cause was still under investigation Monday afternoon but Brighton Fire Chief Lloyd Hutchinson said “it’s not suspicious $50,000 for equipment inside. in any manner.” Photo by John Campbell The cause of the fire has not been
determined but “it’s not suspicious in any manner,” said Hutchinson, who’s conducting the investigation. The fire was reported by neighbours of the farm’s owners, James and Leslie Woof, who were away at the time. Their daughter, Heather Clarke, called them with the news. She was on her way to visit her mother-in-law near Warkworth Penitentiary when she saw black smoke to the south. Her “heart sank” as she knew it was probably her parents’ place, she said in an email. She immediately headed over and got there as firefighters were arriving. She called her dad, who had experienced two barn fires at his father’s farm. Her mother “was in shock” upon returning home and seeing the barn in flames. Her father drove an ATV and one of his tractors out of the barn but “he knew better than to try to go back in for either of his restored JD tractors,” Clarke said. “Thank goodness no one was hurt and that my parents no longer had livestock. We can never replace all of my dad’s personal belongings, such as his stock car trophies.” The loss of equipment, seed and fertilizer needed for this year’s crop was also a big blow. Please see “Fire” on page 2
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