LINGLE – The Lingle Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning on, April 10, in response to a barn fire located just south of Lingle off of roads 68 and 32.
According to Lingle Fire Chief, Kasey Bangerter, the fire is currently believed to have been caused by an electric malfunctioning of a parked motorhome within the structure.
Two residents were transported to the hospital by Torrington Emergency Medical Services with non-life-threatening injuries.
“By the time we were paged, the structure was fully engulfed in flames,” Bangerter stated. “Lingle, Yoder, and Veteran Fire Departments all sent vehicles and were mutualized with Torrington sending an ambulance. As far as what caused the motorhome to catch fire is currently unknown. The barn was a complete loss, and we all operated on scene for roughly five hours.”
Bangerter would additionally add, although the barn itself with all items inside were lost, emergency personnel was able to prevent flames from spreading to nearby fields and neighboring structures.
“One of the owners claimed she had smelt what seemed like burning plastic prior to the fire,” Bangerter added. “She thought maybe it was a dog bowl too close to a heater. She then found a small fire in the barn bathroom, put it out, and proceeded to enter her house for a shower. When she came back outside the barn was fully engulfed.”
No other additional facts are known at this time.
