The Brief
- A fire destroyed a barn in Washington County on Monday morning, June 22.
- It happened at about 4:45 a.m. on Trading Post Trail, just north of County Highway A.
- No dairy cattle were injured but the barn and milking parlor are a total loss.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. – A barn in Washington County is a total loss after a fire on Monday morning, June 22.
Fire details
What we know:
According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, at about 4:45 a.m., a passerby called the dispatch center to report a barn fire on Trading Post Trail in the Town of Farmington, northeast of West Bend.
The caller said smoke and flames were coming from the east side of the barn, along with an electrical buzzing sound. The caller also told the residents, who began checking on the cattle.…