[UPDATE 8:15 p.m.] Barn Fully Engulfed in Fire Near Hydesville; May Be Full of Livestock

Just before 8 p.m., a dispatcher sent firefighters to a barn off Hwy 36 near Riverbar Road just west of Hydesville fully engulfed in flames according to first reports.

The dispatcher relayed that she had been told that the barn may have been full of livestock. Soon after she said that a witness reported that flames were spreading into the treeline.

Hydesville, Fortuna, and Rio Dell Fire are responding to the incident.

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

UPDATE 8:15 p.m.: Some of the equipment is being sent back as the firefighters gain control of the fire.

UPDATE 8:43 p.m.: Photo by Mike Rogers.

Fortuna Fire at the scene of the structure fire. [Photo by Mike Rogers]