The city’s fire department confirmed that five calves perished during a Monday afternoon blaze that destroyed a large barn at Pomeroy Dairy Farm, 491 Russellville Road.
The emergency call to dispatch came in at about 4 p.m.
The farm owners were doing their best to evacuate cattle from the barn when firefighters arrived on scene; the barn was destroyed.
As of 9 p.m. Monday, firefighters were still on scene to prevent any possible flareups.
During Monday’s Westfield Fire Commission meeting, chief Patrick Egloff said: “It’s up on Russellville Road, and we have very little water supply. . . in that section, there really isn’t a water supply.” Personnel and tanker trucks from surrounding municipalities helped put out the fire.
In addition to Westfield, departments from Montgomery, Southampton, Westhampton and Southwick responded. The West Springfield and Holyoke fire departments provided backup coverage at the Westfield station.
Source: MASSlive
