Fire Destroys Shed and Equipment in New Enterprise

There was a shed fire that occurred off of North Road, in New Enterprise at around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15, according to Southern Cove Southern Cove Volunteer Fire Company Fire Chief Darl Ritchey.

“It was fully involved when we got on scene, but we had no challenges with getting the fire out,” he said.

Ritchey said crews were on the scene until about 2:30 a.m.

He said the homeowners were on the scene at the time. 

Ritchey said everything in the shed was a total loss including a tractor, skid loader, and other equipment being destroyed by the fire.

He said about 13 companies from both Bedford and Blair counties responded to the incident.