TOWN OF DEKALB, New York (WWNY) – Firefighters battled a large barn fire on an Amish farm in St. Lawrence County.
According to dispatchers, volunteers were called to the farm at 184 Risley Road in the town of DeKalb at around 4:20 Thursday afternoon.
At least 8 fire departments were on the scene.
There were no immediate reports of injuries among people.
The Amish at the scene told us roughly a dozen horses were killed and a good deal of hay was destroyed. The Amish also said they were able to save cattle that were near the barn.
Volunteers from DeKalb Junction, Canton, Hermon, Heuvelton, Pyrites, Rensselaer Falls, Richville, and Brier Hill fire departments battled the blaze.
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