Cow Palace/Beef Barn
destroyed in fairgrounds fire
Fire spreads to
milking parlor and small office building; no other buildings affected
The
Greenville City
Fire Department responded to the Darke County Fairgrounds at 7:45
p.m. on December 27, 2013. Upon arrival, crews found the Cow
Palace/Beef Barn fully engulfed in flames. The fire spread to the
milking parlor and a small office building. No other buildings on the
Fairgrounds received any damage.
3 alarms were dispatched to
fight the fire. 11 fire companies responded to the scene as-well-as
5 medical units. In addition to the City of Greenville Fire
Department, responding units included Greenville Township Fire,
Liberty Township Fire, New Madison Fire, Union City Fire, Arcanum
Fire, Union City Rescue, Greenville Township Rescue, and Arcanum
Rescue. Units from Ansonia Fire and Versailles Fire were manning the
Greenville Fire Station in the event of another fire call within the
city.
Firefighters
employed
defensive firefighting operations due to the extent of the fire and
the potential for collapse of the bowstring truss roof structure. The
fire companies’ crews were quickly able to get the fire under
control and keep it from spreading to other nearby buildings. The
wooden roof structure of the building was the main source of
combustible materials which partially collapsed during the
firefighting operations.
One
firefighter was
evaluated on the scene for a possible medical issue and one
firefighter was transported to Wayne Healthcare for evaluation. He
was treated and released.
Personnel
form the
City of Greenville Fire Department, City of Greenville Police
Department, and the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating
the cause of the fire. No damage estimate is available at this time.
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