How 80,000 gallons of water and multiple fire crews saved the rest of Dussel Farm

The April 2 fire at Dussel Farm and Feed Store. Photo by Donna Craver-Dean

How 80,000 gallons of water and multiple fire crews saved the rest of Dussel Farm

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Firefighters could not determine the cause of an April 2 fire that consumed the Dussel Farm barn and took over 11 hours and 80,000 gallons of water to extinguish. 

“I would be surprised, because of the large amount of damage, if they ever really knew” the cause of the blaze, said Brimfield Fire Chief Craig Mullaly during a briefing April 6 with township trustees. “You can tell from a video I have early on that it looks like it started in the northeast corner of the barn, but who knows?”

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