Horses Die in Barn Fire
By Renie Workman
5:33 p.m. EST, January 15, 2012
http://www.wnep.com/wnep-horses-die-in-barn-fire-20120115,0,1975132.premiumvideo
Early morning flames leveled a barn in the Poconos and killed nearly a dozen animals.
Flames shot from the horse barn at Pleasant Ridge Farm near Mountainhome in Monroe County around 1 a.m. Sunday.
Investigators said the fire spread quickly through the wood building and caused the second floor, which was filled with hay, to collapse.
Several horses and other animals were trapped inside.
"We did attempt to go through the front, main entrance to try get some of the horses out. We were unsuccessful at that. It was just too hot and just ripping through the building way too much," said Assistant Chief Grover Cleveland with the Barrett Township Volunteer Fire Company.
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