Buffalo County barn fire kills 100 cows

ALMA, Wis. (WKBT) — A barn fire in Buffalo County killed an estimated 100 cattle Sunday according to the sheriff’s office.

The Buffalo County Communications Center took the call of a fire at S1878 Hwy. N in the town of Lincoln, according to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office. Fire crews from 12 departments spanning five counties were dispatched to the fire, but the barn was fully engulfed when they arrived. It took five hours to put the fire out and the buildings were not able to be saved.

Nobody was injured and the cause of the fire is unknown.

In addition to fire departments from Buffalo, Trempealeau, Pepin, Dunn and Wabasha counties, the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, Western Buffalo County Ambulance, Scenic Valley Ambulance and Modovi Ambulance all responded to the scene.