Thursday around 3:30 in the afternoon, Marshall County Communication became aware of a farm building on fire in rural Haverhill.  The Marshall County Sheriff’s office responded to the call along with departments from Haverhill, Laurel, Gilman, Melbourne, and Rhodes, once they arrived they found several farm outbuildings on fire.  The location was an area without fire hydrants, which required multiple tanker trucks to haul water to the scene to fight the fires.  With the dry weather, it is perfect conditions for the fire to spread, so it was all hands on deck.  Local farmers assisted the fire departments by utilizing tractors and tillage equipment to create a fire break and slow the spreading flames in the neighboring. The property owner was located at the scene and had sustained serious, but non-life threatening burn injuries. The property owner was transported to a hospital by air ambulance for treatment of their injuries.  The investigation into the cause of the fire is still on going.

Zach Tomesch, News Director KFJB