Wayland and Yankee Springs fire departments responded Wednesday morning to a reported pole barn fire at 12760 Bowens Mills Road that was reported by a passerby.

The caller said it looked to be fully involved with a lot of black smoke, Wayland Fire Chief Joe Miller said.

“When we got there the fire was all outside, an old tractor and some tires. If the wind had been from a different direction, it would have been a different story, but the wind was in the right direction to keep it outside the building. We put it out pretty fast,” Miller said. The fire came from a burn barrel, he said.