Fire destroys barn in town of Gouverneur

TOWN OF GOUVERNEUR, New York (WWNY) - Firefighters were on the scene of a barn fire Wednesday afternoon just outside the village of Gouverneur.

The barn was located on Little Bow Road in the town of Gouverneur.

A post on the Gouverneur Fire Department’s Facebook page says the barn was two stories and was about 24 by 40 feet.

Most of the barn was destroyed., but another post says a 14-foot section of the barn, which held what were described as “high value specialized items,” was undamaged.

A friend of the owner told 7 News that there were horses and ponies in the barn. Fire officials say all animals got out and no one was injured.

Heat from the fire also melted siding on a nearby home.

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