Fire destroys barn in East Zorra-Tavistock
On June 12 at approximately 11:30 a.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police along with Oxford County Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to a structure fire on the 10th Line in East Zorra-Tavistock.
First responders arrived to find a barn structure on fire just north of Maplewood Sideroad. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze.
East Zorra-Tavistock fire chief Scott Alexander said there was no loss of life.
“The old barn on the site is the one that was destroyed and was empty at the time of the fire. There were no animals harmed,” he said.
He added there is no damage estimate yet but all contents as well as the structure were completely destroyed in the fire. There is also no word yet on a cause. Alexander added it was a team effort to extinguish the blaze.
“All three East Zorra-Tavistock departments – Tavistock, Hickson and Innerkip – were there with tanker assistance from Embro, Uniondale and Shakespeare.”
Lee Griffi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette
