CUSTER, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – No one was injured following a barn fire in Custer Thursday night.
North Whatcom Fire and Rescue Chief Jason Van der Veen says crews were dispatched to the fire on Willey’s Lake Road just after 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22.
The first unit arrived to find the barn fully engulfed in flames.
Van der Veen says the barn was used to store food for livestock, though no farm animals appeared to have been harmed during the fire.
Units from Fire District 1, Fire District 7 and the Lynden and Bellingham fire departments also responded.
Crews began clearing the scene around 9 p.m., with the last unit clearing at 2 a.m. Friday morning.
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.
