T-L Photo/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH Firefighters from multiple departments battle a blaze that destroyed a barn south of Bethesda late Tuesday afternoon. No injuries resulted.

BETHESDA — Numerous fire departments responded when a blaze broke out in a barn south of Bethesda on Tuesday, hauling water to the remote location.

Dustin Roe, Bethesda’s assistant fire chief, said the structure was fully involved when his department arrived, with flames shooting through the roof and out the front of the tin building. He estimated the barn was 60 feet by 80-100 feet in size and said it was being used for storage. He said there were many items, including old cars, inside but no animals were kept there.

Roe said he believed the address was 62239 South 26 Road, but he was uncertain since neighbors reported the fire and multiple addresses were associated with the calls to 911.

Terry Barbe, owner of the property, was home when the blaze broke out but said he was unaware of it until a neighbor knocked on his door to inform him. Barbe has lived at that location for nearly 20 years, he said, and confirmed that the burning structure was a storage building that did have electrical service. He did not know what could have started the fire.

“I have no idea,” he said while watching firefighters douse the charred remains.

In addition to Bethesda, fire departments from Somerton, Quaker City, Flushing, Lafferty, Morristown, Belmont, Barnesville and Wolfhurst responded.

Many of them, including OR&W Fire District Chief R.C. Fellows, were there as part of the Belmont County Tanker Task Force. It was activated to haul water to the scene, where hydrants were lacking.

Roe said there were no injuries as a result of the blaze. He said the only complication was the lack of water.

“We were about 20 minutes in before a water supply was established,” he said.