Major fire in Binbrook causes over $1M in damages

A huge fire has caused over $1 million in damages to a barn just outside of Binbrook, Ont., early Sunday morning.

The flames and smoke could be seen from far away and as Sean Cowan reports, the barn’s location was a challenge for the fire fighters battling the blaze.

Fire crews don’t know what started the fire, but hay on the second floor of the barn fueled the flames, causing the floor to collapse onto machinery below.

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Two dogs were killed because of the rural location on Fletcher Rd., there are no hydrants so water had to be trucked in.

Forty firefighters were called in at the height of the fire.

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