In our weekly Kapuskasing and area history feature we look at part two a busy day for the town’s firefighters that was in the July 3rd 1963 edition of the Northern Times.
The fire, which was the department’s second in less than 10 hours, destroyed a large barn that housed dairy cattle and milking equipment at the Experimental Farm.
The cause of the fire at the time was uncertain but believed to have started in the west end of the barn which housed 40 cows, and ten calves. They were all saved by farm workers.
The fire was fanned by strong winds up to 40 miles per hour that kept it roaring despite steady rain falling in the region. It was a tough fire for firefighters to put out as pressure from the hydrants had been falling steadily to almost nil so extra pumps and hoses were installed from the Kap River.
Thank you to the Kapuskasing Public Library, for the assistance with our segment.
