Building destroyed along Browntown Road in Mercer Township
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
A fire on Tuesday morning, March 17, destroyed a building containing tractors along Browntown Road in Mercer Township.
The fire, reported just before 10:50 a.m., at 311 Browntown Road prompted at least half a dozen fire departments to respond.
Arriving crews reported the building was fully engulfed, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch reports.
Harrisville Volunteer Fire Company, Slippery Rock Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Team, Marion Township Volunteer Fire Company, Superior Ambulance Service and two Mercer County stations were initially dispatched.
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Crews fight a fire along Brownstown Road in Mercer Township on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Crews fight a fire along Brownstown Road in Mercer Township on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Firefighters work to ensure flames have been extinguished at a barn fire in Harrisville on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Crews fight a fire along Brownstown Road in Mercer Township on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Crews fight a fire along Brownstown Road in Mercer Township on March 17, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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