Out-of-control ‘controlled’ burn

Posted on March 17, 2021

A Lake Bird landowner burned down their own barn Sunday after losing control of a “controlled” burn they were conducting themselves on their property.

When Taylor County Fire-Rescue firefighters arrived on the scene at 5:16 p.m., “the barn was completely on the ground.” Although no other structures were involved in the fire, the barn was a total loss. Firefighters cleared the scene nearly three hours later, at 7:52 p.m.

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