Fire destroys empty barn in Barrington Hills

Investigators are searching for the cause of a fire that destroyed an empty barn Saturday afternoon in Barrington Hills.

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District responded to the blaze in the 1700 block of Dundee Road (Route 68) at approximately 2 p.m., Fire Chief Scott Motisi said.

Firefighters arrived in less than six minutes and found smoke and fire coming from all sides of the 40-foot-by-40-foot multistory barn, the fire district reported.

After confirming the barn was unoccupied, firefighters extinguished the blaze then conducted search and salvage operations, with Cuba Township crews assisting with a backhoe.

“The barn was unsalvageable due to extensive fire damage prior to the arrival of first responders,” Motisi said.