MONEE, Ill. (AP) – Authorities in Will County say 15 horses and a dog were killed when a barn they were inside caught fire.
The Will County Sheriff’s Department says the fire was reported at about 4 a.m. on Tuesday in the community of Monee. When firefighters arrived, the barn was engulfed in flames.
Nobody was injured in the fire but the stable valued at an estimated $1.5 million was destroyed.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation but the sheriff’s department says there is no indication that it was deliberately set.
