Wheatfield, N.Y. (WBEN) - An investigation is underway in the Town of Wheatfield after a fire dealt "catastrophic damage" to a barn and killed a cow Sunday night.
The blaze was reported at around 8:10 p.m. Sunday at 3149 Lockport Road. Niagara County Sheriff's deputies arrived and found multiple structures on the property fully engulfed in flames. The property's primary barn was deemed a total loss.
Livestock were housed in the barn, with five cows were able to escape the fire. Despite rescue attempts, one cow was killed.
Members of the Shawnee, Bergholz, Sanborn, Wendelville and Niagara Falls Air Reserve Fire Companies responded to the scene and extinguished the fire.
Niagara County's Fire Investigation Unit is handling the investigation.