DELMAR, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A family farm in Delmar was partially destroyed following a fire on Sunday, according to the Delmar Fire Department. The incident reportedly occurred on Van Dyck Road.
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The Delmar Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at about 11:50 a.m., chief Dan Ryan Jr. told NEWS10. Fire officials believed that bales of hay stored inside the barn caught fire due to a machinery malfunction.
The front half of the barn and much of the hay inside was destroyed. However, firefighters were able to save the back half of the building, as well as a neighboring cattle barn.
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As of about 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, chief Ryan told NEWS10 that they were still working to fully extinguish the fire. Because the barn was located a considerable distance from a hydrant, crews had to deploy several hose lines in order to get water to the structure.
“There’s probably 1,000 feet of hose back there,” Ryan said. “Getting that established, getting the road shut down, with this hydrant, it takes time.”…