| By John Griffin
We stepped out of the house to go to town , and as we backed out of
the driveway we noticed a lot of smoke rising near the
neighbor's (Steve and Mary Ann VanClief) house. We had set out to
photograph a scenic frozen waterfall in the Munday country
with our new digital camera, but decided to investigate the smoke
source. It turned out that their barn was on fire. Fortunately, all
that was destroyed was the barn and a bunch of "treasures" that had
been stored there. the cattle were outside devouring a round
bale of hay. Nearby the hog barn (hogs inside) escaped untouched by
the flames courtesy of the wind blowing the right direction,
according to a local observer.
The fire rages out of control
Livestock remained safe
Elizabeth-Wirt VFD on scene
The Elizabeth-Wirt Volunteer Department responded in a timely fashion
and made their usual prompt
and professional effort to extinguish the blaze, but the fire raged
out of control by the time they arrived. | 
