A 4:30 a.m. fire on July 19 destroyed practically all of Tri County Stockdale’s Shorewood, Ill., property, including several pole barns containing fertilizer and other ag inputs and supplies, according to Troy Township Chief Andy Doyle in a July 20 news conference, as reported on the Patch.com news platform. He assessed the damage at $1 million, and said it could top $2 million.
No injuries were reported, and no one was onsite at the time of the fire. Local residents within a two-mile radius were asked to shelter-in-place due to possible toxic fumes. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.