Firefighters Respond To Elrod Barn Fire; Keep Blaze From Spreading To Residence

The blaze happened Tuesday evening.

Photo by the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department.

(Elrod, Ind.) – Firefighters were called to a barn fire on Tuesday that spread to 12 different exposures.

The Friendship Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze in the area of 9300 South 450 East around 5:35 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, a large timber barn was found fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby residential structure. 

However, the fire spread to 12 exposures, including three vehicles and three additional structures, while also creating a brush fire about a half-mile downwind.

All units cleared the scene by 9:33 p.m.

No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Milan Volunteer Fire Department, Versailles Fire Rescue, and Ripley County EMS assisted at the scene.

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