Brimfield Fire Department responds to fire at Dussel Farm and Feed Store
Courtesy of the Brimfield Police Department
The red barn at Dussel Farms caught fire on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The cause of the fire is still unknown, according to a post on the Brimfield Police Department Facebook page.
Brimfield Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at Dussel Farm and Feed Store Saturday afternoon.
Flames engulfed a large wooden red barn on the property of the Dussel Farm and Feed Store Saturday afternoon, while gray smoke billowed into the sky. The Brimfield Fire Department responded to fight the fire, with assistance from multiple surrounding departments, according to a post on the Brimfield Police Department’s Facebook Page.
A video posted to Facebook around 1:20 p.m. showed charred timbers devoid of siding outlining the front section of the burning barn while flames continued to devour the center and back sections. A drone video of the fire posted on YouTube by Rubber City Aerial Photography’s Zac Riter shows at least five fire trucks, including a ladder track, near the heap of burned timbers, with several areas of the destroyed building still in flames.
Located at 1109 Old Forge Rd., family-owned and operated Dussel Farm is known for its farm supplies, pumpkins, corn mazes and fruit and vegetable market. On the Brimfield Police Department Facebook page, many visitors and neighbors remarked about trips to the farm year after year to pick out pumpkins with their families.
“That is so sad,” Genna Monk wrote in a Facebook comment. “I have many pictures of my kiddos growing up in front of that barn from our pumpkin patch purchase adventures.”
Other commenters reported seeing smoke during their commutes through Brimfield.
“Praying that no one was hurt,” wrote Dianna G. Phillips. “This fire is devastating — I saw the smoke in Kent when I left our church, and was so sad when I drove by and saw where it was. A real blow for this farm and family.”
Police blocked off entry to Old Forge Road at the Tallmadge Road and Sunnybrook Road intersection as of 3:40 p.m.
After getting the call about the fire, Brimfield Fireman Matt Naylor drove from his home to the scene.
“Whenever there’s a fire, like a big fire like that, they send out a pager,” Naylor said. “People will come just to help.”
Brimfield fire chief Craig Mullaly was not immediately available for comment.
KentWired will continue to report on this developing story.
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