Three cows were trapped when the roof of a barn collapsed on Jackson Hill Road in Middlefield on Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters responded to Triangle A Stables, at 327 Jackson Hill Road, at 11:19 a.m. and found that part of a barn roof had collapsed under the weight of snow and ice, according to fire officials.
Three cows were trapped and it took around 45 minutes to get them out.
The incident was under control as of 12:48 p.m.
The building inspector will determine the structural integrity of the barn and the cows will be housed in another barn for the time being.
