Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)
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Over 100 Cattle Die in Fire

Over 100 cattle are dead after a barn fire in Tecumseh that had fire fighters on scene overnight Monday.

Fire crews arrived on the scene at Jobin Farms at 4707 on the 11th Concession around 6pm to find the structure fire fully involved. Staff on the dairy farm were able to get around half of the cattle out of the barn before it was fully engulfed.

Tecumseh Fire Prevention Officer Bob Hamilton says they have eye witness accounts of how the fire started.

"A shredding machine that the owner's son was working on with one of the other workers. The mere shredding of that straw would make it finer and the machine caught fire just from the dust and everything that would settle on the muffler and just the engine itself," says Hamilton.

Hamilton says early estimates indicate fire damage in the millions. The farm lost a couple barns and a silo in addition to the cattle. No human injuries were reported.

At the height of the fire around 50 firefighters were on scene from Tecumseh, LaSalle, Amherstburg, Essex, Lakeshore and Windsor.

"They're all doing water shuttles because there are no fire hydrants in the area as it's a rural area so there's nothing here," says Hamilton.

The Ontario Fire Marshal was notified but won't send an investigator.

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Cattle in a holding pen at Jobin Farms during massive fire, April 18, 2016. Cattle in a holding pen at Jobin Farms during massive fire, April 18, 2016.

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait) Area fire departments battle blaze at dairy farm in Tecumseh, April 18, 2016. (Photo by Maureen Revait)

 

 

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