GREENE – Crews from five volunteer fire departments responded to a structure fire in the Town of Greene Tuesday night which destroyed a barn and killed several animals trapped inside.

The barn, located on State Hwy 206 just west of Hogsback Road, was owned by Frank Reich of Greene.

According to Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew Beckwith, Reich was working on the first floor of the barn when he noticed a glow in the hay mow. Believing he had left a light on, he proceeded to the second floor of the barn, where he discovered a wagon load of hay on fire.