ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) – An event venue in Elkhart County is pretty much gone after a fire destroyed it late Tuesday afternoon.

Six fire departments were needed to extinguish the fire that erupted inside the barn where celebrations were typically held throughout the year by Country Strong Events.

On Wednesday, the Concord Township Fire Department was out on the property investigating and trying to put the pieces together as to how the barn caught on fire.

WNDU 16 News Now spoke to a man named Terry who says he reported the fire after seeing and smelling smoke.

“I was just driving up the road and saw the smoke and was wondering who was burning. (It’s) brush season, a lot of people burn brush fires around here,” Terry said. “I saw the neighbors were out and they were looking up this way. As I came up the road and cleared the trees, I saw the smoke billowing out of the barn. No fire yet, so I called it in right away. . . I drove back down and pulled in the driveway, and as soon as I did that I saw the flames burst out on the east side of the barn.”

There have been a lot of posts online from people who have had their weddings and other events at Country Strong, talking about amazing memories they made.

It’s not clear at this time what’s going to happen to people who have parties, weddings and other events planned at the barn in the near future.

WNDU 16 News Now has reached out to Country Strong for comment but is still waiting to hear back.

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