Crews Battle Barn Fire in Monee; No Injuries, All Livestock Safe

Article Summary: The Monee Fire Protection District responded to a working barn fire in which crews deployed two hose lines and called for additional departments. The district reported no injuries, and said the livestock had been moved out of the barn before firefighters arrived.

Fire Response Key Points:

Crews found a working barn fire on arrival and deployed two hose lines, the district said.

The alarm was upgraded, bringing surrounding fire departments in for suppression and station coverage.

No injuries were reported, and the district said all livestock remained in the pastures.

The district did not state a cause, a damage estimate or a location for the fire.

MONEE — The Monee Fire Protection District responded recently to a barn fire and found a working fire on arrival, the district said in an announcement.

Livestock had already been moved out of the barn by the time crews arrived, according to the district. Firefighters deployed two hose lines, and the alarm was upgraded, bringing surrounding fire departments to the scene to assist with suppression and to provide station coverage.

There were no injuries, the district said, and all of the livestock remained in the pastures.

The district did not identify the barn’s location, the property owner, the cause of the fire, or the extent of the damage, and did not name the departments that responded to the upgraded alarm.

A photograph provided with the announcement shows charred roof framing and interior metal panels at one end of a pole barn, scattered straw across the floor and a tractor parked inside; the opposite end of the structure appears undamaged.