On Monday, November 12 the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pole barn on fire in section 32 of Lessor Township. Deputies responded and investigated the scene and did not see any signs of arson. It is believed that the fire was started from an old stock tank heater which was accidentally activated when the property owner flipped a breaker to the pole barn unintentionally. The property owner was identified as Gerald M Shaver, age 65, of rural McIntosh.
McIntosh Fire Department also responded to the fire, but the pole barn was a total loss. No one was injured as a result of the fire and the fire did not spread.
There were no other responding agencies besides McIntosh Fire Department and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Pole Barn Fire Reported in Lessor Township
