Animals saved from barn fire fought in subzero temps

A Town of Fredonia barn fire battled Monday night in subzero temperatures destroyed a pay loader and most of the barn but left about 150 cows displaced but uninjured.

An employee at Paulus Dairy, 2828 Meadowlark Rd., who was in the barn just before 10 p.m. reported the fire to owner Mike Paulus, who called 911.

They and other workers tried to douse the fire with fire extinguishers to no avail and quickly evacuated the cows from the barn.

“It was all hands on deck,” Paulus said.