Fire damages Cattaraugus County barn, county-owned equipment

MACHIAS, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Franklinville Highway Barn caught fire Monday night, due to an electrical short in a Tandem Axle.
The fire caused damage to all of the equipment inside, including five tandem axle dump trucks, a loader, and a six-men crew cab pickup truck. Some vehicles only have smoke and heat damage, Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works Commissioner Joseph Pillittere confirmed. One of the tandem axles is totaled.
The fire was quickly extinguished by the local fire depa