Leader Staff
Leader Photo by Greg Mellis Firefighters survey the damage while tending to the smoldering remains of a fire on County Road BE in the town of Hartland. Numerous area departments worked through the night and Thursday morning.
Leader Photo by Scott Williams Firefighters take a break and cool down Thursday after a long night of battling a structure fire on a farm outside Bonduel in the town of Hartland.
Investigators are expected Friday to review the remains of a fire that destroyed a barn in the town of Hartland early Thursday.
There were no animals in the barn and no one was injured, but several pieces of equipment, including combines and a chopper, were damaged.
Firefighters spent nearly 12 hours at the scene after being paged around midnight to a fire at W3367 County Road BE.
Initially, there were about 50 to 60 firefighters from area fire departments battling the blaze, including units from Bonduel, Cecil, Pulaski, Green Valley, Navarino, Richmond and Shawano.
Firefighters remained on scene to control smoldering patches and flare-ups from the burning straw and hay in the barn for several hours.
A backhoe was used to take down the remaining portions of the structure after the blaze, and foam sealant was eventually used to put the fire out completely.
Bonduel Fire Chief Robbie Woldt said the cause of the fire was under investigation with the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
Sheriff’s department and insurance company investigators were expected to examine the scene Friday.
Woldt had no estimate of the damage.