Fire consumes bakery facility

Muddy Fork Bakery was destroyed by a fire early Friday morning in a blaze that consumed the entire structure.

Bloomington Township Fire Department responded to the fire about 3 a.m. Friday at 4569 E. Earl Young Road.

There were no injuries, and the cause of fire is unknown, BTFD said. It is being investigated as an accidental fire.

The building was insured, and owners Katie Zukof and Eric Schedler plan to rebuild, according to a press release from the Bloomington Winter Farmers’ Market.

Zukof’s family created a donation page on gofundme.com that had raised more than $5,000 as of 5 p.m. Sunday.

Zukof and Schedler have been operating the bakery since 2010. They are committed to using locally grown and organic ingredients, and make their bread by hand, baking it in a brick, wood-fired oven, according to the Muddy Fork website.

Rebecca Kimberly