July 25, 2005

114,000 gallons of water to put out barn fire

This morning's Ithaca Journal reports that a barn fire on Lake Road took seven hours and 114,000 gallons of water to extinguish. Dryden firefighters were called at 7:35, and Freeville, Etna, McLean, Slaterville, Groton, Cortlandville, Harford, and Virgil departments provided mutual aid. While the barn was lost, firefighters sprayed nearby houses and barns with water and protected them. No one was injured or killed.

On the opinion page, Jay Gallagher examines the fiscal battles between the governor and the comptroller and some of the benefits that separation of responsibility has given New York State.

Posted by simon at July 25, 2005 07:49 AM
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