Welding sparks barn fire

A farmer doing some welding in his barn may have sparked a fire that left the structure heavily damaged Tuesday morning.

The barn fire was reported just before 11:30 a.m. in the 14000 block of Ohio 127 on the northern edge of Northstar.

It was under control by 12:15 p.m. and no animals were reported to be in the structure.

The man who was inside when the fire started got out, but was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.

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