The cause of a fire that consumed a barn on Route 124 in New Canaan late Sunday, drawing firefighters from Darien and other towns to New Canaan just over the Darien line, remains under investigation, officials say.
Photo from Darien Fire Department on Facebook
A picture of the barn fire
Nothing of value had been stored in the 1,472-square-foot barn at 986 South Ave., according to New Canaan Fire Marshal Fred Baker.
“There is no assumption of foul play,” Baker told NewCanaanite.com in an email.
The barn did have power running to it from the main house, he said.
The house and a small cottage, both 1790-built structures, suffered no damage during the fire, though the barn appears to be a total loss, according to Fire Chief Jack Hennessey.
Embers from the blaze started brush fires in nearby wooded areas and small fires in the rain gutters of a nearby adjoining home, with no damage, according to Hennessey.
Firefighters from New Canaan and Darien extinguished the brush and gutter fires, he said.
Darien Fire Department firefighters were called to the scene, according to the department’s Facebook timeline, which showed pictures of the fire. A brief Youtube video of the fire was posted by Shane Smith.
A video of the fire, posted on Youtube by Shane Smith:
Another Youtube video of the fire, posted Saturday by Greg Reilly:
Photo from Darien Fire Department on Facebook
The fire was just south of Exit 37 on the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, and could be seen by drivers at least as far away as an area beyond Exit 36, where this picture was taken.
Fire departments from Wilton, Darien, Vista, N.Y. and Pound Ridge, N.Y. assisted fighting the fire, to which firefighters were alerted around 7:43 p.m.
New Canaan Police were on scene helping out, as were members of the Community Emergency Response Team and New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Hennessey said.
— Editor’s note: This article, adapted slightly for publication by Darienite.com, originally was published by NewCanaanite.com.