ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Wednesday, February 28, 1996           TAG: 9602280073
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
DATELINE: BLACKSBURG

BARN FIRE DESTOYS HAY, EQUIPMENT

Burning hay bales at a Jennelle Road barn caused about $25,000 in damage Tuesday afternoon.

The fire was reported at about 3 p.m. Twenty firefighters responded, staying on the scene for more than three hours.

Keith Bolte, chief of the Blacksbg Volunteer Fire Department, said hay bales caught fire from a nearby burning pile of brush. The fire caused about $25,000 in damage to farm equipment stored in the barn, he said.

The barn was owned by Bill Hall.

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