Yesterday at about 4 p.m. police and fire crews responded to a working barn and silo fire on Broad Line in Chatham Township.
At the time of the fire 80 cattle were in the barn. The responding Chatham-Kent police officers and the owner freed most of the cattle. Unfortunately, seven cattle died as a result of the fire.
Damage is unknown but estimated between $500,000 to $700,000. Nobody was hurt in the fire. The scene is under investigation.