Fire Levels Barn At Washington County Golf Course

April 18, 2007 Wisconsin - A 150-year-old barn where lawnmowers and 20,000 pounds of fertilizer were stored at Washington County Golf Course was destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. A golfer saw smoke coming from the barn about the same time employees in the clubhouse saw a thick cloud of smoke, said clubhouse supervisor John Statz. The first call to 911 was made at 9:35 a.m., county Sheriff Dale Schmidt said. The City of Hartford Fire Department contained the blaze with help from several area fire ...