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Horses spared in barn fire near Woodstock

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District evaluate the damage inside a barn at the 3300 block of Stieg Road near Woodstock after a fire broke out on Dec. 10, 2025.

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.

The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District respond to a barn fire at the 3300 block of Stieg Road near Woodstock on Dec. 10, 2025.

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.

Michelle Meyer

Michelle is a reporter for the Northwest Herald that covers Crystal Lake, Cary, Lakewood, Prairie Grove, Fox River Grove and McHenry County College