Rock County firefighters helping with barn fire to the north
FORT ATKINSON—Firefighters and engines from five Rock County departments are on their way to help colleagues with a barn fire in Jefferson County.
A significant number of cows were killed or injured in the fire at N3726 Ehrke Road, rural Fort Atkinson, the Fort Atkinson Fire Department reported. The fire was first reported around 3 p.m. Saturday.
Firefighters from Beloit, town of Turtle, Janesville, Edgerton and Evansville fire departments will deploy to the fire from the Fort Atkinson Fire Department, said Bruce Hadrington of the Beloit Fire Department, who coordinates mutual-aid requests in the area.
