Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union-
A fireman waits for water while fighting a fire at 6747 N. CR 800W, Etna Green, in which 3,500 ducks died. Etna Green fire department was called at 5:28 a.m. today but the duckhouse was a total loss by the time they arrived. The fire spread to a second duckhouse, but firefighters were able to contain it. Damage to the property, owned by Dwayne Schurtz, and the ducks, owned by Maple Leaf Farms, is estimated at $400,000. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Atwood and Nappanee assisted. Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union
