Disasters · Biggs barn fireBiggs barn fire: Firefighters stop flames spreading through nearby vegetationAired October 30, 2026 at 5:21 AM UTCWritten October 30, 2026 at 5:29 AM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Firefighters stopped flames spreading through vegetation after a barn caught fire in0:11Biggs.0:11The barn was engulfed and downed power lines complicated Crews' efforts to put it0:15out.0:15What work remained once the fire stopped advancing?0:18The fire burned on the one hundred block of Perry Avenue on Thursday, October twenty0:23nine, two thousand and twenty-six, at two thirty five p am.0:28Calfire announced firefighters were at the scene with power lines down.0:31That's when the agency announced the response.0:33The fire's start time hasn't been announced.0:36Seven engines, two water tenders, and one chief officer responded.0:39Calfire said the first arriving resource stopped the vegetation fire's advance while0:43crews worked to suppress the burning barn.0:45PGE shut off electricity to the downed lines, allowing firefighters to continue0:49suppression around the structure.0:51The utility's work removed an electrical hazard from the firefighting operation.0:55Crews knocked down the main body of the fire, meaning they suppressed the principal0:58area of active flames.1:00By about two fifty three p.1:02m.1:03Calfire said the power lines were secured and firefighters were beginning overhaul1:07and mop up.1:08During overhaul and mop up, firefighters work through material that may still be1:11burning or smoldering.1:12That work continues after the visible advance ends.1:15Crews also investigated how the fire began.1:18Crews reportedly stayed five hours for overhaul, MOP up an investigation.1:22Calfire had put the expected stay at four to five hours.1:25The time Crews actually left hasn't been confirmed.1:28Calfire hasn't confirmed that every remaining pocket of fire was extinguished.1:31The agency also hasn't announced what caused the blaze.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSS
