BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. — A barn fire early on Sunday morning burnt down a barn that stood on Oswego Road in Baldwinsville since 1899. Firefighters were dispatched just after 7:00 this morning. They knew they were arriving to a fully-involved fire.
Chief Michael Brown with the Moyers Corners Fire Department was on-scene. He described some of the issues firefighters experienced when it came to de-icing hydrants. “The first hydrant that we went to was frozen solid,” he said. “We ended up using flares to thaw it out, and after we thawed it out, it was a usable hydrant.” The department ended up using secondary hydrants as well.
No one was inside the building, and there were no injuries reported from firefighters or civilians. As of 9:20 on Sunday morning, investigators are on-scene…..