Fires Do Combined $340,000 in Damage

By LoudounExtra.com staff

Originally published at 12:05 p.m., June 11, 2008
Updated at 1:21 p.m., June 11, 2008

Two fires that occurred Tuesday in Loudoun did a combined $340,000 in damage.

A lightning strike started a fire Tuesday afternoon that did about $300,000 in damage to a barn in western Loudoun County. Another fire was started by a generator in the back of a commercial truck causing $40,000 in damage.

Firefighters responded at 4:18 p.m. to the barn fire at 36502 Kidwell Road in the Neersville area. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the barn, which was 100 feet by 60 feet in size.

Loudoun Fire spokeswoman Mary Maguire said 16 horses and several workers were in the barn when the fire started, though no people or horses were injured.

Firefighters had the blaze under control after about three hours. The fire spread quickly through the roof area and involved most of the barn, Maguire said.

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A commercial truck was destroyed on 21975 Auction Barn Way after its generator caught fire on Tuesday. (Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Staff)

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This Ashburn home was severely damaged when a nearby truck caught fire. The home's siding was made of combustible vinyl. (Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Staff)

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Tuesday's truck fire did minor damage to a nearby home, which was clad in fire resistive siding. (Loudoun County Fire and Rescue Staff)

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The fire was extinguished before it spread to an adjacent barn.

Firefighters from Purcellville, Lovettsville, Neersville, Round Hill and Loudoun County Fire responded to blaze, with assistance from units in Jefferson County, W.Va., and Frederick County, Md.

Maquire said Tuesday's truck fire at 21975 Auction Barn Drive in Ashburn was accidental in nature. It started when a generator in the back of the commercial truck caught fire and engulfed the vehicle.

The fire also damaged a nearby home that has combustible vinyl siding, and caused minor damage to another home that had fire-resistant siding. There were no injuries reported.

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