WELDON, Ill. (WAND) — The Weldon Fire Department responded to a large barn fire on Saturday night. 

According to the department, the fire happened on Friends Creek Road near Ospur Road. Firefighters responded just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening.

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In a Facebook post, the department said firefighters found one collapsed barn completely engulfed with a large machine shed fully involved and partially collapsed.

There were several campers nearby and other outlying structures. 

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The department paged for mutual aid, and crews from Cisco, Maroa, Clinton, and Argenta responded. The Village of Weldon brought was a backhoe to assist in knocking down the remaining structure. 

No one hurt or displaced. 

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