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Large fire destroys 2 turkey barns in western Michigan

Associated Press

Polkton Township, Mich. — A large fire has destroyed at least two turkey barns in western Michigan.

The blaze was reported about 1:45 p.m. Saturday in Ottawa County’s Polkton Township, northwest of Grand Rapids. A roof on one of the barns collapsed.

No injuries were reported, but some turkeys appear to have been killed.

A cause of the fire was not immediately known. At least eight area departments responded to fight the blaze.