VIDEO: High Springs Fire Department responds to pole barn fire

Press release from High Springs Fire Department

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Just after 5:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, firefighters from the High Springs Fire Department (HSFD) and Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) were dispatched to a reported structure fire near NW 242nd Street and NW 190th Avenue in High Springs.

Firefighters arrived within minutes to find a large, approximately 600-square-foot pole barn fully engulfed in flames, with several vehicles inside. Crews launched an aggressive fire attack and successfully prevented the blaze from spreading to nearby homes.

The cause of the fire remains undetermined and is currently under investigation. In the video below, footage from the department’s FSWN High Springs Fire Weatherstem camera captures smoke rising above the tree line, followed shortly by the response of firefighters.

No injuries were reported.

Units on scene:

• HSFD Engine 29
• HSFD Squad 29
• HSFD Utility 29
• ACFR Engine 21
• HSFD Chief of Department (2901)