Firefighters from three area departments worked to put out a barn fire in a residential neighborhood in Marshall on Thursday afternoon. The barn was located behind a home near the corner of East Lyon Street and E Street.

MARSHALL — Area fire departments were called out to a barn fire in a residential neighborhood in Marshall on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters from the Marshall, Ghent and Cottonwood Fire Departments all worked to extinguish the flames.

The barn was located on a property near the corner of E Street and East Lyon Street in Marshall. The homeowner reported the fire a little before noon, said Marshall Fire Chief Quentin Brunsvold.

Brunsvold said the fire was mostly contained to the area where it started, in a lean-to on the east side of the barn. The barn was being used for a woodworking shop and wood storage. The fire started when a hot ember got into a dust collector, Brunsvold said.

“We rarely fight barn fires in city limits,” Brunsvold said. However, the barn’s location meant that hydrants were close by, and responders had no problems getting water on the fire quickly.