On March 20th, at 12:15am, Blue Hills area RCMP and the Carberry Fire department were dispatched to a fire occurring at a farm machine shop situated in the R.M. of North Cypress.
The farm, which is owned and operated by Keller Farms, is located approximately 1 mile south of the junction of Highway #1 and Provincial road 464.
Additional Fire departments from Brandon, Shilo, and Neepawa were also called in to assist in fighting the blaze.
A Farm machine shop and attached office, were totally destroyed in the fire. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the RCMP and the Manitoba office of the Fire Commissioner.
The damages are reported to be extensive, with the exact value unknown at this time. There were no injuries from the fire.
Contact:
S/Sgt Mike Zens
Blue Hills area commander
204-726-7524
