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Multiple horses dead after barn fire in Commerce City

Posted at 7:09 PM, Dec 22, 2018
and last updated 2018-12-22 21:14:59-05

COMMERCE CITY – Saturday, a barn fire in Commerce City resulted in “multiple horse fatalities,” the South Adams Fire Department tweeted.

The fire began just after noon at a barn in the 8300 block of Pontiac Street. Firefighters said the barn is a total loss.

Later Saturday afternoon, South Adams Fire said eight horses and one other unknown, small animal perished in the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.