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Pole Barn Destroyed In Blaze

Last updated on Wednesday, November 4, 2015

(COLUMBUS) - Four Bartholomew fire departments battled a blaze that consumed a pole barn Monday morning.

City of Columbus Fire Department Captain Mike Wilson says that just after 9 a.m., firefighters were called to the fire near the intersection of County Road 450 South and County Road 300 West in Southwestern Bartholomew County.

When firefighters arrived they found a 40 foot by 60 foot pole barn engulfed in flames.

Four county fire departments worked to bring the fire under control within an hour.

Crews stayed on the scene remove debris and battle small pockets of fire within the collapsed structure.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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