mark_j
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A sad tragedy occurred near me this last week...
Most of these animals were older horses including one owned by one of the firefighters who responded to the fire...The fire was put out quickly but all the horses had succumbed to smoke inhalation..
Fifteen horses perish in barn fire
December 13, 2008
At least 15 horses have died in a stable fire in Washington state.
The fire occurred early on Thursday evening in Pierce County, east of Tacoma. A stable alarm activated and firefighters - less than 2km down the road - were quickly on the scene but the blaze had taken a strong hold.
None of the horses housed in the barn survived.
Firefighters had been unable to enter the barn until the fire was under control because of thick smoke.
It is believed the fire was caused by a space heater that was left on in the tack room.
Most of these animals were older horses including one owned by one of the firefighters who responded to the fire...The fire was put out quickly but all the horses had succumbed to smoke inhalation..

i need to dig into my archive for some new ladies of the barn...