Firemen Respond to Volatile Barn Fire in Shelbyville Area, Livestock Perishes

May 4, 2015 - Firemen from Center and Shelbyville responded to a dangerous barn fire Sunday, May 3, 2015 due to explosive material in close proximity to the blaze.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call around 3:30pm for a barn on fire on CR 1092 in the Shelbyville area on the property of Mike Lout. The Shelbyville V.F.D. and the Center F.D. were both dispatched and advised several vehicles parked near the barn had already caught on fire and there were fuel storage tanks located nearby.

Shelbyville Volunteer Firemen were first to arrive on scene and began attacking the blaze as well as ensuring the safety of the fuel tanks to prevent an explosion. The Center Volunteer Firemen soon arrived and together the departments worked to extinguish the flames.

There was an added concern when the firemen were informed of the possibility of someone being located inside the burning structure along with livestock. Once the flames were knocked down enough, several firemen entered the structure to search. The person was located by family to be elsewhere and safe. It was confirmed during the search the livestock inside the barn perished.

Much of the building was destroyed along with farm equipment, several vehicles and trailers. The firefighters did save a portion of the structure which was a work shop area and they prevented the fire from spreading to any of the nearby structures. No one was injured from the fire.

Shelby County Sheriff Willis Blackwell and Deputy Bradley Horton both responded to the scene of the fire as well.

 

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Posted by Shelby County Today on Monday, May 4, 2015