Barn Total Loss During 2nd Alarm Fire in Harford – 10 Fire Departments Respond; No Animals Inside

A barn is considered a total loss after a 2nd alarm fire in the Town of Harford Wednesday evening. Around 7:15 in the evening on July 24th, a structure fire call came into Cortland County 9-1-1 dispatch at 1493 Route 221. Flames were seen coming from a large barn on the property.

Harford Fire was dispatched along with Marathon, and Virgil with tanker trucks to the scene. The first arriving firefighters confirmed a heavily involved barn fire with exposure to a house on the eastern side.

Additional resources were requested by Harford Fire and a 2nd alarm all hands structure fire was called about 10 minutes after the initial call. Additional departments responded to the scene including: Killawog, Cortlandville, Dryden, Richford, McLean, Lisle, and Freeville.

Firefighters worked hard to prevent the fire from spreading to a second structure and also quickly set up a filling area for tanker trucks to provide water on scene. Dryden Fire additionally responded with their ladder truck to fight the fire from above.

Second Assistant Chief for the Harford Fire Department Nick Marsh told X101 News no animals were on the property and there were no injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.

Harford Fire cleared the scene around 4am the following morning. Dryden Ambulance and Marathon Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps also assisted along with State Fire.

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