SANDWICH – Sandwich Fire reports that on Friday at 1:33 AM, the Sandwich Emergency Communications Center received a call for a large barn fire on Windstar Farm in the area of County Farm Road at Greenhouse Road. On arrival units found a fully involved barn along with 1.5 acres of surrounding brush on fire. A working fire assignment was requested by Chief Burke which brought forestry and structural units from Mashpee FD, Cotuit FD, and Joint Base Fire Department Fire Departments. There was a total of 26 firefighters on scene and it took 3 1/2 hours to extinguish the fire.
The fire is under investigation by Sandwich Fire and Police and cause is undetermined at this time. There were no injuries reported and units remained on scene throughout the early morning. Bourne, West Barnstable and Centerville-Osterville-Marstons Mills FDs provided station coverage during the fire.