TimberWolf
01-21-2006, 07:53 PM
By Sherry Grindeland
Seattle Times Eastside bureau
Six rare sheep, irreplaceable guitars and a lifetime of memories were destroyed Thursday in an early-morning barn fire a mile northeast of Carnation. Eleven fire units from Eastside Fire & Rescue, Fall City, Duvall and Redmond responded to the blaze that was first seen about 4:30 a.m. by a motorist driving along Highway 203.
Homeowner Diane Pagel credits their Great Pyrenees guard dog, Kodiak, with saving most of her purebred flock. She had initially thought she had lost as many as 20 sheep.
"Sheep will go to where it is safe, and for them, that was the barn," she said. "But apparently Kodiak got them out. He was the last one out of the barn because hair has been burned on his back legs and back."
Pagel and her husband, Jeff Freeman, were awakened by the fire about 4:35 a.m.
"I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year," Freeman said. "Then I heard a boom and the sheep and dogs. When I opened my blurry eyes, I could see the glow and knew the barn was on fire."
The couple raced outside to rescue the sheep and border collies. Pagel raises sheep and trains border collies for sheep-herding competitions.
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Seattle Times Eastside bureau
Six rare sheep, irreplaceable guitars and a lifetime of memories were destroyed Thursday in an early-morning barn fire a mile northeast of Carnation. Eleven fire units from Eastside Fire & Rescue, Fall City, Duvall and Redmond responded to the blaze that was first seen about 4:30 a.m. by a motorist driving along Highway 203.
Homeowner Diane Pagel credits their Great Pyrenees guard dog, Kodiak, with saving most of her purebred flock. She had initially thought she had lost as many as 20 sheep.
"Sheep will go to where it is safe, and for them, that was the barn," she said. "But apparently Kodiak got them out. He was the last one out of the barn because hair has been burned on his back legs and back."
Pagel and her husband, Jeff Freeman, were awakened by the fire about 4:35 a.m.
"I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year," Freeman said. "Then I heard a boom and the sheep and dogs. When I opened my blurry eyes, I could see the glow and knew the barn was on fire."
The couple raced outside to rescue the sheep and border collies. Pagel raises sheep and trains border collies for sheep-herding competitions.
Continue... (http://seattletimes.nwsourc e.com/html/localnews/2002750607_barnfire2 0e.html)