October 10, 2012 by Barrington Hills Observer
A firefighter was slightly injured in a four-alarm barn fire in Barrington Hills Wednesday morning.
The fire was called in at 8:18 a.m. in the 21000 block of Ridge Road, said Fire Chief Jim Arie, who was at the scene with the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.
Read more here. NBC has posted a video of firefighters battling the blaze, and it can be viewed here.
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This is tragic and I am glad that the horses were saved. I hope that when or if the owner rebuilds, our village officials check in once in a while to ensure that the size of the replacement barn(s) don’t exceed allowable ratio to acreage.