STERLING — A barn was destroyed and another building damaged Sunday morning when fire broke out at 17264 Ridge Road.
The Sterling Fire Department, Rock Falls Fire Department, CGH EMS and Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a reported barn fire around 8:20 a.m. Dixon Rural and Milledgeville firefighters also were called to the scene, followed by a MABAS 20 mutual-aid box alarm.
Upon arrival, crews found a two-story barn with heavy fire and other small fires caused by exposure to the main fire. A second alarm was asked for at this time. The crews made an aggressive exterior attack on the main fire building, with the exposures being attended to as additional crews arrived, according to a news release.
