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Lightning Strike Sparks Barn Fire near Freeport
KRAIN TOWNSHIP - A lightning strike started a barn on fire early this (Tuesday) morning in Krain Township.
The Stearns County Sheriff's Department says the fire started at about 3:00 a.m. at the Robert and Judith Theisen farm near Freeport.
The barn was filled with hay and had some grain next to it.
Officials say the shed is a complete loss.
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