July 25, 2007

Department assists in Trafalgar fire

       White River Township firefighters responded to assist the Trafalgar Fire Department yesterday on a building fire in downtown Trafalgar.  The department sent its Tactical Support Unit to the scene to assist with firefighter rehabilitation and bottled air support.  The crew of four was at the scene for about six hours while other firefighters fought the fire.  The fire started in a metal pole barn containing as many as 400 bales of hay.  So much water was needed to fight the fire that the town's supply nearly ran out.  The fire, near the intersection of State Road 135 and State Road 252, started just after 2:30 p.m.  No one was in the building at the time the fire started and no one was injured.  The cause is still under investigation and damage is estimated at around $100,000.
 
   

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