Barn Catches Fire Near Pierceton
By Leah Sander
InkFreeNews
PIERCETON — No one was injured after a barn caught fire outside Pierceton on Tuesday, May 17.
Pierceton Fire Chief Gordon Baker said firefighters were called out to the fire shortly before 7 p.m. at 6756 E. Old Road 30, Pierceton.
The fire was under control by about 7:30 p.m., Baker said. The cause of the fire was connected to “open burning on the back side” of the barn, he said.
A person was able to help get a dog out of a dog box from near the barn, said Baker.
Also responding to the scene were the Winona Lake Fire Department, Tippecanoe Township Fire Territory and Lutheran EMS.