A late-night fire reduced two barns at the Ferry Dairy Farm to rubble and crumpled metal, but no one was injured and no livestock were lost.

WESTPORT — A late-night fire reduced two barns at the Ferry Dairy Farm to rubble and crumpled metal, but no one was injured and no livestock were lost.

Westport firefighters, assisted by mutual aid from nearly a dozen communities battled the flames at 733 Gifford Road late Friday night into the early morning hours Saturday, according to Westport Police Detective Jeff Majewski, who said he happened to be working the patrol shift when the fire broke out.

Majewski said the fire started out “fairly small, maybe something the size of a shed.”

But within five minutes the blaze began to travel the length of the two barns.

At about 10:45 p.m., officials stated via radio reports that the barn had collapsed and that they were concerned for the safety of a nearby house. Also a concern is access to a water supply.

At about 10:55 p.m., the fire department stated that there was a need to shut down Gifford Road at Old County Road. State police also shut down Route 177 at Gifford Road, and requested an ambulance on the scene.

As smoke began to fill the barns, family members worked to get their livestock out, Majewski said.

“They all managed to get out, which was amazing,” Majewski said. It was at that point that firefighters arrived.

Majewski said the farm had just recently received a large shipment of fertilizer, which had been stored in one of the barns.

A boat launch Saturday afternoon at the Head of Westport, nearby, had to be modified because officials were concerned about the possible presence of contaminants in the water as a result of the fire.

Majewski said the remains were still smoldering at the site as of 6 a.m. Saturday. He said the cause was as of yet still undetermined.

Standard-Times reporter Curt Brown contributed to this story.

This story will be updated.