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40 fire departments battle massive warehouse fire

No injuries were reported, but one fire department’s tanker was severely damaged

Journal Review

MARSHALL, Ind. — More than 40 fire departments from seven counties battled a fire Friday at a warehouse owned by FutureX Industry in the small town of Marshall in Parke County.

Fire departments from Parke, Montgomery, Fountain, Vermillion, Putnam, Clay and Vigo counties answered the call at 226 E. Guion St. with tanker trucks, aerial trucks and manpower. Also responding were the Parke County Sheriff’s Department, Parke County EMS, Parke County REMC, Vectren, Ceres Solutions and many members of the local Amish community.

“I want to thank everybody,” Marshall Assistant Fire Chief Jason Ryan said. “It was just remarkable.” Ryan said that firefighters were on the scene until 7 p.m. He said the fire marshal was on the scene, but was unable to determine the exact cause of the structure fire. He will return Monday.

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