ASHVILLE – An Ashville family is continuing to recover after a fire on Friday morning destroyed a barn and killed several cows.
According to the post Journal, the fire broke out Friday morning just after 3:30 a.m. at a barn located at 1337 Wellman Rd. The fire completely destroyed the barn and also destroyed several attached buildings and multiple vehicles.
The nearby house was also damaged by the heat of the blaze.
Fire officials say there were 30 to 35 cows inside when the fire broke out and did not make it out alive. Others that did survive were left with burns. No people were reported injured.
The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known.
Volunteers from Lakewood, Ashville, Busti, Panama, Celoron and Kiantone responded to the scene.
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