On 08-26-06 at 4:42 PM units from Hughesville Fire and EMS and surrounding companies were alerted to Beethoven Place off of Charles Street for the working barn fire with horses trapped. Engine 22, Squad 2, Ambulance 27 and Chief 2B (Hutchinson) were on Charles Street at a motor vehicle accident and responded immediately. First arriving Engine 22 and Chief 2B reported a large barn fully involved and requested additional tankers. Squad 2 and Ambulance 27 arrived moments later and assisted with handlines. A folding tank was set up on Charles Street and a tanker shuttle was started, using Newburg Engine 143 to pump from the folding tank. Tankers from Hughesville, Mechanicsville, Benedict, Bel Alton and Baden shuttled water from a hydrant to the folding tank. Engine 23, Mechanicsville Squad 2, Bel Alton Squad 10 and LaPlata Truck 1 all reported to the scene and assisted with extinguishment and overhaul. Extinguishment and overhaul took over two hours and units cleared just after 7:00 PM. No horses were injured or killed as a result of this fire. The Hughesville Ladies Auxiliary responded to the scene with cold drinks and water and provided crews with several pizzas when they got back to the firehouse.

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