Barn destroyed by flames in Champaign Co.

A barn near St. Paris in Champaign County was destroyed in a fire Saturday night.

Firefighters responded to the fire in the 2300 block of N. Heck Hill Road just after 11 p.m. and arrived on scene to see flames showing from the structure.

Mutual aid was requested to the scene to help contain the flames and keep them from spreading from the barn.

The barn burned to the ground and a pickup truck and other machinery was destroyed by the blaze.

The cause and the cost of damage have not been released.

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