Multiple fire agencies responded to a wildland fire in Southwest Alachua County on Wednesday afternoon and extinguished a blaze that involved a barn containing hay.
According to an Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) release, units from ACFR, Newberry Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded at 4 p.m. to a fast-moving wildland fire burning 5 to 6 acres and included a fully involved barn that contained a large amount of hay.
The wildland fire was contained using brush trucks, tractor plows and support from a forestry airplane. The personnel stopped the fire from spreading to additional structures and no people or animals were injured…