A bystander forwarded this picture to the Westminster Fire Dept of the fire in the 600 block of Barnes Ave.

A bystander forwarded this picture to the Westminster Fire Dept of the fire in the 600 block of Barnes Ave.


A bystander took this picture and forwarded it to the Westminster Fire Dept. It shows the intense fire that greeted the firefighters upon arrival at the fire this morning, June 16, 2016, in the 600 block of Barnes Ave., just south of Westminster.

About 30 firefighters from Westminster, Gamber, Reese, Winfield, Pleasant Valley, and New Windsor responded to the house fire. The fire was first called in at 2:23 am as a working residential house fire. The fire was declared under control by Lt. 9-1 and Chief 10 Coe in 45 mins. No injuries are reported at this time. Picture courtesy Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Chaplain and PIO