LEAF RIVER — The Leaf River Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the morning of Wednesday, April 3, a department Facebook post said.
Shortly before 11 a.m. LRFD was called for a structure fire at 2990 W. Lightsville Road and upon arrival, command observed a large outbuilding with fire fully involved and went to the second-alarm level for additional manpower and water.
“Crews battled high winds making fire suppression more challenging during operations on the fire ground,” the Facebook post said. “We would like to thank the numerous surrounding fire departments for their assistance including Byron, Forreston, Stillman Valley, German Valley, Mt. Morris, Pecatonica, Oregon, Blackhawk, Win-Bur-Sew, Lynn-Scott-Rock, Lanark, Shannon, Polo, and the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office. We would also like to thank our board and Fibbers Bar and Grill for having food ready for us upon our return to the station.”
