PHOTOS: Firefighters douse smouldering aftermath of $2M barn blaze

Firefighters on Wednesday remained at London Dairy Farms, where a huge afternoon barn fire did an estimated $2 million in damage one day prior

Mike Hensen

Published Mar 29, 2023 • Last updated Mar 29, 2023 • < 1 minute read

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London Fire Department recruits haul a hose to the scene of a barn blaze that did an estimated $2 million in damage at the London Dairy Farms on Old Victoria Road one day prior. No animals or people were injured but several hot spots remained. Photo taken on Wednesday March 29, 2023. (Mike Hensen/The London Free Press)

Firefighters on Wednesday remained at London Dairy Farms, where a huge afternoon barn fire did an estimated $2 million in damage one day prior. No people or animals were hurt, fire officials say. There were hot spots remaining on Wednesday and London Fire Department recruits were brought to the Old Victoria Road scene – southwest of the Hwy. 401-Veterans Memorial Parkway interchange – to handle the smouldering aftermath. All photos by LFP’s Mike Hensen:

Jeff Tanner, a London Fire Department training instructor, leads his charges to the scene of the fire at the London Dairy Farms on Old Victoria Road to help with “overhaul and fire suppression.”

London Fire Department recruit Justin Vanderlinde hoses down a hot spot where a wooden beam was still burning at the London Dairy Farms on Old Victoria Road.

London Fire Department recruits Andrew Rogers and Devon Reed hose down a still-smouldering pile of hay at the London Dairy Farms on Old Victoria Road.

London Fire Department recruit Justin Vanderlinde hoses down a hot spot where a wooden beam was still burning.

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Incident update 4: fire crews continue to protect other buildings on site including the one with cattle & extinguish the fire. No injuries reported. Our thanks to @fire_elgin @ThamesCentre fire for mutual aid assistance. This is an ongoing operation. Avoid this area. #ldnont pic.twitter.com/jfyR0grOA3
— London Fire Department (@LdnOntFire) March 28, 2023

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