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Firefighters suffer minor injuries during Barrington Hills blaze

BARRINGTON HILLS – Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a Barrington Hills barn fire early Wednesday, according to the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.

A total of 33 area departments were utilized to contain the four-alarm barn fire on the 21000 block of Ridge Road, according to a news release. Crews arrived at around 8:20 a.m. and found the structure completely engulfed in flames.

Firefighters were using an ATV to take air tanks to firefighters during the blaze. Tanker trucks also were being shuttled between a Barrington fire hydrant and the fire.

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