Steinbach's Fire Chief says about eight hundred cattle died in an early morning fire northeast of the city.
The Steinbach Fire Department was called to Pennwood Dairy, along Clear Springs Road Monday around 4:45 am. Chief Kel Toews says when they arrived, three barns were engulfed in flames and shortly after a fourth barn started burning.
"We lost four barns," says Toews.
Toews notes the four barns had a total of about one thousand cattle. They were able to save about two hundred.
As of 10:45 Monday morning, Toews says the Office of the Fire Commissioner was on scene investigating.
"We'll assist him in his investigation," says Toews. "It's a tin barn so we've got to peel back tin and get to the fire. And there's some silage piles that are on fire too, so we could be here the full day."
Though it has not been determined, Toews says it would appear the fire started inside one of the barns.
A damage estimate has not been determined.
Toews notes the fire broke out during milking operations and though there were employees in the barn at the time, no one was hurt.
The Steinbach Fire Department was assisted by crews from La Broquerie, Ste. Anne, Giroux, Blumenort and New Bothwell.
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