JAPSER COUNTY, Iowa -- A large fire destroyed a barn just southeast of Newton on Thursday.

Kellogg Township Fire and Ambulance said in a post on Facebook that it responded to a report of a barn fire in the 4600 block of Highway T22 South, just southeast of Newton. Firefighters arriving on scene found a hay barn engulfed in flames. According to the fire department, the barn measured 100-by-80 feet and contained around 150 round hay bales.

The hay bales caught fire, causing the blaze to spread rapidly and intense heat. As a result, the fire department said that despite assistance from several other fire departments the barn and the things inside were destroyed.

The fire department said that no injuries were reported.

Firefighters were on scene for several hours putting out the initial fi

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