Firefighters continue to monitor Chino dairy fire

Chino Valley Independent Fire District firefighters early Wednesday morning responded to a hay fire at the Vander Eyk Dairy Farm, 17450 Hellman Ave., Chino.

Firefighters arrived on scene at about 3:50 a.m. to find a barn, 900 tons of hay and three commercial farm vehicles fully involved.

The original call came in as a structure fire in Riverside County. Cal Fire and the Riverside County Fire Department responded on scene with four engines. When the area was identified to be within the Chino Valley district, four district engines, one truck, one water tender and one battalion chief responded.

The dollar loss of the U-shaped barn is $150,000 and the content loss, including the three vehicles, is $600,000. Chino Valley Fire District firefighters were able to save another barn valued at $50,000.

Firefighters also extinguished a small spot of fire in another hay barn on the south. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The fire department on Thursday continued to monitor the hay fire, which by then had 70 percent burned.