Fire at Dussel Farm in Brimfield destroys red barn, smoke seen for miles

The red barn at Dussel Farm and Feed Store burns to the ground on April 2, 2022. Photo by Donna Craver-Dean

Fire at Dussel Farm in Brimfield destroys red barn, smoke seen for miles

- Zaria Johnson

Massive orange flames engulfed the iconic red barn at Dussel Farm and Feed Store in Brimfield on Saturday afternoon, while billowing black and gray smoke rose against a blue spring sky. Within hours, it was gone.

Multiple fire departments responded to the call to 1109 Old Forge Road in the early afternoon, the Brimfield Fire Department posted on its Facebook page. They said there was no information about the cause of the fire.

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