Antrim farm hit Wednesday in rash of barn fires

Firefighters were called to an early morning barn fire at 7623 Valley View Lane in Antrim Township.

A 36x42 cow shed was destroyed on the Barron and Melissa Keefer farm.

No animals were inside, but 15-18 round and square hay bales were lost, said Pennsylvania State Police Deputy Fire Marshall Frank Hershey.

Two tractors were moved out in time.

The fire was noticed at about 5 a.m.

Hershey said the cause is undetermined. He is also investigating three barn fires  in the previous two days. They were Monday on Geibs Road at 2:34 a.m., Tuesday at Ryder’s Welding and Backhoe on Warm Spring Road at 4:59 a.m. and Tuesday on Quarry Road at 11 a.m.