Tragic fire destroys hog confinement building

Intensity — Beardstown firefighters battled intense smoke and heat Monday night as fire broke out in a hog confinement building approximately 2 miles south of Beardstown on Route 67. When they arrived, firefighters found nearly half of a 400-head hog confinement facility fully engulfed in fire. Firefighters from Arenzville and Meredosia-Chambersburg responded to the mutual aid call. At left, firefighters cool down propane storage tanks and douse nearby flames. (Photo by Brian DeLoche.)

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