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Barn Destroyed, Birds Killed in Snyder County

Barn Destroyed, Birds Killed in Snyder County - Friday, March 6, 2009 at 5:43PM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Friday, Mar 6, 2009 @ 05:43pm EST
Beaver Springs, Snyder County-

About 10,000 turkeys were killed in an early morning blaze at a farm in Snyder County.

Virtually nothing remains of the 300-foot-long barn that housed thousands of turkeys on the Byers family farm.

The three-alarm fire broke out just after 3:00 Friday morning near Beaver Springs.

Allen Byers explained, “The neighbors called down and said the building was on fire. ‘Til we got down here it was completely in flames.”

The Byers family has been raising turkeys here for more than 20 years.

About one fourth of their turkeys were lost.

Thankfully, firefighters kept the flames from spreading to another barn just a few feet away.

Word of the devastating fire spread quickly in this small community. In no time at all, dozens of neighbors showed up to offer a helping hand.

Family relative Ivan Stoltzfus said, “It really feels good. To have church, family, and friends means a lot on a day like this.”

Many volunteers spent much of the day here, cleaning up and helping out wherever possible.

Byers noted, “I think there’s people from like three different counties here. Actually, I don’t even know some of them. You know, it’s real good of them to come out.”

Total damages from the fire are estimated at about a quarter of a million dollars. The Byers family does have partial insurance on the barn that was destroyed.

Stoltzfus added, “(We’re) going to continue on with the one building. We’re not 100% sure if we’re going to rebuild, but we’ll know in a couple days.”

Fire officials say the blaze does not appear suspicious. The Byers family believes an electrical problem may be to blame.
 


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