Hog Rock Cafe Destroyed By Thanksgiving Eve Fire

The Milan bar/restaurant looks to be a complete loss after it went up in flames Wednesday night.

Photo by Friendship Volunteer Fire Department. 

(Milan, Ind.) - A beloved southeastern Indiana bar and restaurant looks to be a complete loss after a fire broke out Wednesday night. 

Multiple agencies responded to the blaze at Hog Rock Cafe in Milan around 11:00 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found the building fully engulfed in flames. After battling the fire for several hours, firefighters reported a partial collapse of the front of the structure. 

No injuries have been reported. 

A cause of the fire remains under investigation. 

Assisting at the scene were firefighters from Aurora, Batesville, Dillsboro, Milan, Moores Hill, Osgood, Manchester, Hogan Township, Napoleon, Friendship, Holton, Sunman, and Versailles. 

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