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Overnight Fire At Versailles Business

Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:08 PM

By Travis Thayer @TheTravisThayer

The blaze caused U.S. 50 to be closed for several hours late Thursday into early Friday morning.

(Versailles, Ind.) - A Ripley County business went up in flames Thursday night.

Versailles Fire Chief Ben Sieverding says firefighters responded to the fire at Downtown Mowers on U.S. 50 around 10:34 Thursday night. Firefighters remained on the scene until about 1:40 a.m.

Sieverding says the fire is believed to have started accidentally by a crew that was working on equipment at the store.

No injuries were reported.

Versailles Fire Rescue was assisted by fire departments from Osgood, Milan, Aurora and Napoleon.

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