No horses were injured after a barn caught fire and the owner successfully extinguished it Wednesday afternoon near Woodstock, officials reported.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District responded to a call at 2:50 p.m. in the 3300 block of Stieg Road near Woodstock for a reported barn fire with horses possibly inside. First responders arrived to find “light smoke coming from a small, open, horse-style barn with no visible fire or exterior damage,” public information officer Alex Vucha said in a news release.
The property owner told firefighters that he was able to extinguish the fire before they arrived. Crews confirmed that there was no active fire, only a “smoldering structure” with heavy fire damage throughout the inside of the barn, Vucha said in the release.
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Several horses were on a nearby pasture uninjured, according to the release. No injuries to firefighters or civilians were reported.
The fire is being investigated by the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District, Vucha said.
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