Fire damaged Dubuque County farm building, contents

On Saturday at 10:08 PM, the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office, Epworth Fire Department, Farley Fire Department, and Centralia Fire Department responded to Bierman Road in Epworth for the report of a structure fire. Fire crews were able to extinguish the farm building containing farm equipment/tractors and hay. The value of the damage is estimated at $450,000 and does not appear to be suspicious in nature.