Update: Hay pile likely causes shed fire
Published 4:07 pm Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Austin firefighter Tim Olson puts water on a shed fire at Joe Sheedy’s property Tuesday afternoon as firefighters from Austin and Brownsdale battled the blaze in 90-degree plus temperatures.
Fire destroyed a shed Tuesday afternoon northwest of Austin; however, the property owner was already in the process of tearing the structure down when flames broke out.
No people or animals were injured in the blaze. A burning hay pile just west of the building likely caused the fire.
Joe Sheedy was tearing down his shed at the farm about a mile northwest of Austin at 23711 513th Ave. when, he suspects, an ember ignited the fire.
Firefighters from Austin and Brownsdale responded to the fire shortly before 3 p.m. and shuttled water from Austin to the scene. According to the Austin Fire Department, crews stayed at the site for more than three hours.
Austin Fire Department Commander Tom Schulte communicates with firefighters as a shed burns on Joe Sheedy’s property northwest of Austin Tuesday afternoon.
