News: Abbotsford – Harold Christensen Barn Fire (Oct 1975)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Christensen, Schorer

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 15 Oct 1975

Abbotsford Volunteer Firemen were unable to save a barn owned by Harold Christensen, Abbotsford, and used as a sales barn at Route 1, Abbotsford. Mrs. John Schorer, a neighbor, called in the alarm around 2 p.m., October 9, 1975, when she saw flames coming out of the barn’s roof. Christensen and three other men were in the barn at the time and were able to lead 40 head of cattle to safety. Firemen hook up 1,800 feet of hose to a city hydrant in an effort to save the lower portion of the barn. Eight thousand bales of hay were destroyed along with the barn.