Despite snow and cold, the Pella Rural Fire Department spent most of their Saturday morning battling a fire west of Pella. Crews responded at 5:18 this morning to a barn on fire in the 700 block of 190th with flames visible from Highway 163.

The building was a total loss, and a livestock trailer next to the barn burned and melted.

Pella Ambulance and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office also assisted — and there were no reports of injuries.