Firefighters burn barn as part of training exercise south of Ann Arbor

Firefighters burned this barn as part of a training exercise in Pittsfield Township Thursday.

Kyle Feldscher | AnnArbor.com

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Black smoke billowed into the sky Thursday morning as firefighters conducted a training exercise south of Ann Arbor.

The firefighters burned a barn and trained with fire in an open field in the 6700 block of Warner Road in Pittsfield Township. The exercise was expected to run until 2 p.m. Thursday.

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