Barn at Cox Farms burns early Sunday morning.
On Sunday, Feb. 2 around 4:30 a.m., Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and the Loudoun Fire Department responded to a fire in a large barn at Cox Farms in the 15600 block of Braddock Road in Centreville. Units arrived to find flames showing from the roof of the barn. Crews quickly went to work to extinguish the fire. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, FCFRD said. Unfortunately, multiple chickens were lost in the fire. Fire investigators are working to determine the cause.
The fire was contained and the damage was limited to the barn itself. Along with the chickens that were killed, the fire destroyed a tractor, the fun slide that's popular during the warmer months, and the iconic sunflower that decorated the barn. Fortunately, mama pig Leona was not harmed. She lives at the barn during the fall season, so she was not there at the time. Farm caretaker Sam, first saw the fire and called it in immediately, as reported on social media.
There are no plans right now, but some have suggested an old-fashioned barn raising to rebuild it.