Multiple agencies respond to large fire in Weldon
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DEWITT COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — Two buildings are a “total loss” after a fire in DeWitt County over the weekend.

Crews with Weldon Fire and Rescue responded to a fire on Friends Creek Road. When they arrived, they found a collapsed barn completely engulfed by flames. A large machine shed next to it was also on fire, and had partially collapsed.

Photos courtesy of Sarah Reynolds

The Village of Weldon brought in their backhoe to knock down the remaining structure, due to damage on the shed.

Weldon Fire said there were several campers nearby, as well as other outlying structures. But, the fire crews attacked the fire from outside, keeping the blaze from the other structures. While the two buildings involved were a complete loss, no one was hurt or displaced from the fire.

Clinton, Deland, Maroa, Argenta, Cisco, Wapella, and Kenney fire crews, along with Dewitt County EMS, Dewitt County EMA, Dewitt County Sheriff’s Department, Terry Followell, and the Red Cross assisted in the emergency response.

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