CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- About 15 horses died Tuesday in a large stable fire near rural Monee.
Firefighters responded about 4 a.m. to a horse stable near a riding arena in a rural area of Green Garden Township, according to Bruce Boyle, Deputy Chief of the Peotone Fire Protection District.
The fire, located in the 27200 block of South 80th Avenue, destroyed a stable that was about 100 feet by 300 feet, Boyle said.
It was extinguished by 10 a.m., Boyle said. An investigation into the cause of the fire was ongoing.