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Olson got out of bed and went to the door. He looked across the field to find the barn engulfed in flumes.
Fire equipment from Flint Hill, Washington and Sperryville responded to the alarm, but Chief Frank Huff of Flint Hill said that little could be done except to hose down the remains of the barn. Most of the roof had collapsed when the first truck arrived, he said.
"They were really quick,” Mr. Olson said of the volunteers' response. “The first truck was here in about 10 minutes, and the second was right behind." Unfortunately, there was little left for the firefighters to save.
Chief Huff said that the barn was fully involved when he passed the farm on his way to the firehouse.
In addition to the two horses, Mr. Olson said that he lost his horse trailer, which was parked alongside the barn, saddles, other tack and miscellaneous equipment. He estimated the total loss at about $25,(MM), "plus an awful lot of time and effort” invested in the horses.
Chief Huff said that the cause of the fire was difficult to determine because there was little left of the barn but the tin roof and the corner posts on two sides. He speculated that the cause was electrical, pointing out that the area where the circuit box was located was the most completely destroyed.
"It doesn’t make a lot of sense," Mr. Olson said of the fire.
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