Horse death toll in Illinois barn fire stands at 16
Up to xix horses are feared dead afterwards a major stable burn downwardly inward McHenry County, Illinois.
The expire cost currently stands at 16, only 3 horses are missing. It is believed the animals escaped the scene together with helicopters receive got been inward the air inward a bid to uncovering them.
The blaze razed the Black Tie Stable at 101 W. Bay Road,east of Johnsburg, on Midweek virtually 5pm.
It is believed upward to 45 horses may receive got been on the belongings at the fourth dimension of the blaze, together with at to the lowest degree 22 were rescued past times workers together with onlookers. Two of those who helped rescue horses were taken to infirmary for handling for smoke inhalation.
Black Tie Stables is operated past times Richard Wright, who trains together with shows arabian together with component subdivision arabian horses.
Efforts were nether agency to uncovering local stables able to accept horses displaced past times the blaze.
The burn downwardly is believed to receive got started inward the southeast corner of the stable, which measured fourscore metres long past times xl metres wide.
The absence of hydrants inward the expanse meant 21 burn downwardly departments turned out to struggle the blaze.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s together with Illinois State Fire Marshal’s offices are investigating the cause, only produce non regard it suspicious.
Some of the horses the barn normally housed were out grazing at the fourth dimension of the blaze.
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