A recent tragedy has put the future of Long Island’s oldest farm in jeopardy.

Around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, the main barn at Wells Farm caught fire and burned down. While the barn next to it also caught fire, the structure of it was maintained.

It took multiple responding fire departments three and a half hours to put out the flames. For the firefighters at the scene, the difficulties of putting out the blaze stemmed from what was inside the barn. It housed animals, equipment and vehicles. Additionally, responders had to deal with a diesel tank that had caught fire and nearby propane tanks that could’ve posed a massive danger to anyone in the proximity.

Laura Wells, whose husband and son run the day-to-day operations at the farm, highlighted the severity of the moment in an interview with

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