LEACOCK TOWNSHIP, Lancaster County — A two-alarm fire destroyed a barn on a property on the 3200 block of West Newport Road in Lancaster County Friday afternoon.
The fire was first reported at 12:07 p.m. It took about 30 minutes for firefighters to extinguish the blaze, but the barn is reportedly a total loss. There are no damage estimates available at this time, fire officials told FOX43.
No one was injured.
The barn was home to a woodworking shop, fire officials say. The cause of the fire was a woodburning stove that was left unattended for about 15 minutes, according to fire officials.
The barn housed a woodworking shop, according to fire officials.
Fire officials say with windy weather conditions like today’s, any flames left unattended can ignite quickly.
