Nechanitz Barn Burns in Fire

A barn burned down on FM 2981 in the Nechanitz area on Monday, Sept. 19. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department got the call around 3 p.m. Upon arrival, they found a barn fully engulfed in flames with a tractor, shredder and gooseneck trailer inside.

The property owner told the Record that he burned a brush pile recently and used the frontend loader bucket of his Kubota tractor to pile up the ashes on Monday morning. He said a burning ember must have been stuck to the bucket when he parked the tractor in the barn, because there was no other source that could have started the fire.

La Grange firefighters put out the fire before it spread to any other buildings on the property. Fayette County EMS and the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office also assisted at the fire.