Ashley Hunter
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Jefferson County firefighters were called to Pinckney Hill Plantation, located off Ashville Highway near the Madison County border, on Wednesday, July 15, due to 911 calls that reported a large fire in the area.
When firefighters arrived on scene at the plantation, they discovered a barn that was fully engulfed by flames. Upon realizing that the fire had grown too large to be handled by one department, volunteer firefighters were paged and asked to provide assistance.
Firefighting crews arrived and began immediately fighting the flames at around 2:57 p.m., but the fire would not be extinguished until several hours later. Firefighters were finally cleared to leave the scene of the plantation fire at around 5:14 p.m. It took approximately 20,000 gallons of water and multiple tanker trucks to extinguish the fire.
A total of 12 firefighters from four different agencies responded to fight the flames at Pinckney Hill Plantation; eight firefighters from the Jefferson County Fire Rescue (JCFR), two firefighters from the Monticello Volunteer Fire Department, one firefighter from the Ashville Area Volunteer Fire Department and one firefighter from the Lloyd Volunteer Fire Department.
After the smoke began to clear, the plantation's barn was deemed a complete loss, estimating $225,000 in property loss and $75,000 in content loss. Although the barn was used for livestock and storage, the Pinckney Hill staff stated that no staff members or animals were harmed as a result of the fire.
The fire was safely contained to the one building, preventing it from spreading to other nearby structures. In the report issued by the JCFR, an investigation was conducted into the cause of the fire and it has been determined that the fire was likely ignited by an electrical malfunction.
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