Eden generator shed fire reported accidental as a result of

road in eden — after a fire was sparked in a generator shed at heron ponds farm. as the official investigaton continues – the farm owner thinks it’s likely storm related. 47 abc justina coronel reports. . track 1 this is what’s left of of glenn ains’s generator shed — which went up in flames early thursday morning. ains says it’s essential to running his chicken farm. it’s my generator shed and my pump room my computer room that runs everything basically for the whole operation track 2 ains figures the fire could be related to overnight storms. the first thought was the lightning strike. second possibly the water running through, it doesn’t look like water got that deep to me but i guess i have to wait so they can make the decision on what the cause was. track 3 ains says after bright lightning and loud thunder wednesday night – he went to make sure everything was okay — then went to bed at 11-30. 21.28.19 then 6 o’clock this morning banging on the door my farm employee got an alarm phone call when he went outside he could see the fire from his house, it was our generator shed. 21.28.31 track 4 fruitland fire captain curtis kennedy says when crews arrived the shed was fully engulfed in flames. it took 15 firefighters an hour to put out the fire — some were taken to the hospital as a precaution. well there were 6 transported to prmc for evaluation only from the smoke inhalation and as far as i know right now they have already been released. track 5 as for the chickens — they’re all ok for the time being — as the main concern is restoring electricity and water. we’ve got all the doors open at the chicken houses, just trying to move some air thru and this breeze is helping a little bit so as soon as we can get electric, we can get water and hopefully minimize loss. track 6 justina coronel 47 abc. the state fire marshal’s office has ruled the fire accidental — the result of electrical failure. ains tells us he is working on getting a new generator — as well as installing new electrical wiring. showers