UPDATE: 12/30/25 at 11:29 a.m.
Firefighters from multiple departments responded early Tuesday morning to a barn fire in Champaign County that resulted in a total loss and the deaths of animals inside.
JSP Fire was dispatched around 2:30 a.m. to the 4000 block of North Heck Hill Road on reports of a barn fire.
Upon arrival, crews found a large barn fully engulfed in flames with a partial collapse already underway, according to emergency scanner traffic.
Due to the intensity of the fire, mutual aid was requested from several surrounding departments, including Rosewood, Fletcher, West Liberty, Christiansburg, DeGraff, and Quincy. Fire crews from both Champaign County and neighboring Logan County assisted at the scene.
Authorities confirmed there were animals inside the barn at the time of the fire, but unfortunately, none survived.
No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported.
The barn was declared a total loss, with damage estimates at approximately $100,000.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Ohio State Fire Marshal’s Office.
