Canada: Fire in Toronto stable, kills 16 horses
Toronto, May 22 (IBNS): Sixteen horses were killed in a fire which broke out in Sunnybrook stables in Toronto at an early morning on Monday.
The firefighters had arrived at the spot at 3 am on Monday.
Fifty firefighters who tried to extinguish the fire could not save the barn or 16 horses inside.
However, the firefighters could manage to save 13 horses and battled to prevent the fire from spreading to a nearby building.
Investigators are yet to find the cause of the fire.
Sunnybrook stables provide private and group-rising lessons, report said.
Toronto Fire Chief Metthew Pegg told CTV News that it is a tragic and sad day.
Pegg has been quoted by CTV News, "This has been a landmark in this area for a long time.”
Regular rider Richard Sutton, 14, told the media that he was very upset and has been crying a lot.
Thanking the Toronto Police for their effort, Mayor John Tory tweeted, "Thank you to @Toronto_Fire & @TorontoPolice for working to save as many horses as possible from the early morning fire at Sunnybrook Stables. If you have any information about the cause of this fire, please call police or @1800222TIPS."
(Reporting by Suman Das)
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