Sunday Morning Barn Fire in Dubuque County

Dubuque County Authorities were called to a barn fire yesterday morning. According to the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, along with the Holy Cross Fire Department, New Vienna Fire Department, Sherrill Fire Department and Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office responded to 25387 Ridge Rd around 9:45 Sunday morning. They discovered a barn, owned by 50-year old Bradley Kluesner was on fire. Kluesner had been burning brush on the property and some of the embers spread to the barn causing it to catch on fire. The only items contained within the barn were hay bales. The fire departments were able to keep the fire from spreading to other nearby structures. Damage to the barn and hay is estimated at $10,000. There were no injuries and no livestock harmed.