200 year old Farmhouse burnt

Fire crews in Ross Township, Butler County were able to save some pet hedgehogs from a blaze in an historic farmhouse there.

The fire began around 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 28th in a barn in the 3200 block of Morgan Ross Road. The address is in a rural area, about 25 miles to the northwest of Cincinnati.

The fire spread to the home, which is more than 200 years old. Four departments were called to help.

The barn was destroyed and some chickens inside of it were killed. But two people inside the home escaped injury and firefighters also helped to save several pet hedgehogs.

There's no word yet on what caused the fire.