Firefighters needed 45 minutes Monday night to get a fire under control in a single-story barn north of Woodstock. The cause was believed to be electrical. According to a new release from the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, no one was injured in the fire and all animals escaped unharmed. The structure was considered a total loss, […]
Firefighters battled heavy fire and smoke Tuesday morning when the responded to a blaze that destroyed a barn north of Woodstock at Route 47 and Charles Road. Equipment from throughout the area was dispatched to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. when several passersby reported the fire to 911. Additional water resources also were dispatched […]
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