ALEXANDRIA — The Alexandria Fire Department was called to a barn fire on East Lake Victoria Road SE shortly before 7 p.m. Monday night, Oct. 10.
According to Alexandria Fire Chief Jeff Karrow, the call came in at 6:57 p.m. Shortly after the Alexandria firefighters were on scene, both the Forada Fire Department and the Osakis Fire Department were called in for mutual aid — for both water and manpower, said Karrow.
He said there were about 30 to 35 cows that they were able to rescue out of the barn and only one cow perished in the fire.
The farm is owned by Glen Klimek, according to the Douglas County website, but his son, Frank, reportedly has taken over the farming. Karrow said Frank Klimek was in the barn trying to get the cows out when firefighters arrived on scene.
Karrow said the fire spread to the milking parlor, but that the residence and other buildings on the farm were not damaged, as of 8:30 p.m. Monday night.
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Because there were no hydrants on the property, Karrow said the fire departments had a filling station set up at the Lake Victoria public access where there was a fire hydrant. He said six water tankers shuttled water to the farm site.
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