By Heather Hintze

HARRISBURG, Ore. -- A massive fire ripped through a Harrisburg barn Tuesday night, sending one man to the hospital.

Firefighters say they were called to the scene just after 10 o'clock. When they arrived, the 6,000 square foot structure was fully engulfed in flames. "It was obvious from the time we left town that we had a working fire. We started calling resources immediately. The involved structure, there was nothing to salvage there, so our efforts were directed to the exposures and saving the surrounding buildings," says Harrisburg Fire Chief Scott Mitchell.

Chief Mitchell says firefighters tried to focus their efforts on saving an adjoining structure and the surrounding trucks, but ran into some problems with the water supply.

The fire destroyed a tractor that was in the barn, as well as a number of surrounding trucks and semis. "I've lost everything I've worked for in the last 15 years, gone in three minutes. And I've got to keep a positive attitude even though it's very painful to look at the damage around me. But I'm just grateful again for my friends and family," says truck owner Jeff Haffner.

Haffner's father was sent to the hospital with first and second degree burns on his face and neck after he tried to move some of the equipment from the burning barn.  "Dad's doing real well. He was out this morning for a little while. He's going to have a long mend ahead of him with his burns. Other than that he's got good spirits and I think he'll do alright."

Neighbor Gary Kropf will loan a few of his trucks to Haffner, so he can continue his business.  "Since he makes his living with a truck, and I've got farm trucks here, just sitting in the wintertime, I offered him my trucks. It's just being neighborly. Everyone would do that I think. We've got to help each other out," says Kropf.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.