2020-03-25

An early morning barn fire occurred Wednesday that resulted in a total loss of the building as well as multiple vehicles and chickens. Just after 4 a.m. Wednesday morning fire crews responded to the 2000 block of Highway 5 near Attica for the report of a residential structure fire. When crews arrived they found a barn fully engulfed in flames. Crews from Indiana Township Fire Department, Knoxville Township Rural Fire Department, Columbia Fire Department, Bussey Fire Department with assistance from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office battled the blaze. The structure was a total loss, as were two campers, a trailer and several vehicles parked inside. No persons were injured, however, chickens roosting nearby and or in the structure did not survive. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.