The Egg Harbor Fire Department was thankful for the help of the family and workers of an area farm after a chimney fire started Monday morning. The Egg Harbor Fire Department responded to Country View Farms just east of Carlsville just before 8 a.m., where a chimney fire was reported inside the operation’s former milking parlor that is now used for caring for its calves. No flames were found, but firefighters discovered a smoke-filled second-floor area and an orange glow on the ceiling. Fire Chief Justin MacDonald says the owners had extinguished much of the fire before they got there, allowing them to check the area without ever having to use water on a sub-zero-degree morning.

MacDonald adds that they were on the scene for about an hour and no humans or animals were harmed due to the incident.