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Barn’s shop a total loss after overnight fire

Posted at 8:15 AM, Dec 23, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-23 23:06:46-05

LAKEVIEW, Mich. -- A fire in Mecosta County destroyed a shop belonging to Maple Crest Farms.

Lieutenant Jason Waite with the Lakeview Fire Department tells FOX 17 crews received a call about the fire around 5:30 Sunday morning.

The owner tells FOX 17 she was woken up by someone banging on her window to tell her about the fire.

"We couldn’t figure out what it was and Andy jumped out of bed and all of a sudden we realized it was somebody banging on our front windows and yelling ‘hey your barn's on fire, your barn's on fire,’' said Jennifer Marfio.

Several departments worked for hours to put out the fire and had to bring in extra water due to the lack of fire hydrants near the scene.

Nobody was injured in the fire and the owners are now working on moving forward.

"Everybody's okay, the animals are okay, and now we just get to work on the insurance claim but thank God we have insurance," said Marfio.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.