One Night, Two Barn Fires Near Versailles

Versailles firefighters got some backup from Friendship Fire Department.

Photo by Friendship Fire Department.

(Versailles, Ind.) - It was a busy Friday night for fire departments in Ripley County.

Versailles Fire Department assisted Holton firefighters with a barn fire on County Road 100 South. One firefighter was transported from the scene to Margaret Mary Hospital for evaluation.

During that fire, there was a second call to another barn fire in the Versailles area. Friendship Fire Department responded to and put out that blaze.

Both fires remain under investigation.

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