Fire breaks out at greenhouse complex

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com

Posted 4/16/22

Smoke was visible for miles Friday afternoon when fire broke out in two barns at M & L Greenhouse, Benford Road.

Marty and Richard Davis of M & L said they were unsure of the fire’s …

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Fire breaks out at greenhouse complex

Bedford County firefighters spray flames in barns at the M & L Greenhouse complex Friday afternoon.

T-G Photo by David Melson

Smoke was visible at the intersection of U.S. 231 and Eady Road.

T-G Photo by Zoe Haggard

Posted Saturday, April 16, 2022 12:05 am

By DAVID MELSON - dmelson@t-g.com

Smoke was visible for miles Friday afternoon when fire broke out in two barns at M & L Greenhouse, Benford Road.

Marty and Richard Davis of M & L said they were unsure of the fire’s origin. Richard Davis said an employee suddenly came into the main greenhouse building and told him a barn had caught fire. The greenhouse itself is undamaged.

No one was injured, Richard Davis said. One calf being kept in a barn perished.

Hay and wood were being kept in the barnsm along with the calf, Richard Davis said, Crews from three Bedford County Fire Department stations responded.