More than 200 animals were killed in a barn fire in Sherman.
Crews from five towns were called to Sides Family Farm on Sleeper Road around 11:15 Sunday night.
The barn was fully engulfed in flames when fire fighters first arrived. Authorities tell us there was nothing they could do to save the animals.
They were on the scene for about three hours.
No word yet on a cause.
Less than 12 hours earlier, those same fire departments were called out to a camp fire in Benedicta.
That report came in around 2:15 Sunday afternoon from East Shore Road.
We're told crews were on scene for about three hours. The camp was destroyed, no word yet on a cause
Livestock Killed in Sherman Barn Fire; Camp Destroyed in Benedicta Fire
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