County fire coordinator reports large barn fire July 3; mutual aid assisted
Fire Coordinator Mark Whalen described a July 3 large barn/machine-shed fire involving multiple agencies, an attempted interior attack abandoned after explosions from acetylene/oxygen bottles, and multi-day follow-up to address hotspots; total loss was pending at the time of the report.
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Mark Whalen, Miami County's fire coordinator, reported on a significant structure fire that began shortly after midnight on July 3. He said dispatch received a 911 call and that first deputies and engines arrived to find smoke and active fire; the building was a merged machine shed comprising four barns (approximately 80 by 240 feet).
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