Over 70 cows died in major barn fire
A serious barn fire on Wellington Road 8 near Goldstone on Friday night left 72 cows dead.
A woman working in the barn escaped uninjured and one heifer was saved, but the rest of the cattle perished in the blaze, which completely destroyed the barn.
Firefighters from the Drayton, Moorefield, Palmerston and Arthur stations responded to the fire call just before 6pm on Sept. 16.
Fire Chief Rick Richardson said the barn was fully engulfed in flames when the firefighters arrived.
They focused on keeping the nearby drive shed and house cool, said Richardson, adding crews hauled water to the site for several hours.
Firefighters remained on the scene until about midnight.
Richardson assumes the fire started in a straw chopper and spread to straw below.
A damage estimate for the blaze was not yet available on Sept. 19.
