Fire officials in southwest Washington's Cowlitz County report that three Arabian horses died and another was burned in a fire that destroyed a barn this past weekend. Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue officials say the barn was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived shortly about 3 a.m. early Sunday.
Deadly night time barn fire
Fire officials in southwest Washington's Cowlitz County report that three Arabian horses died and another was burned in a fire that destroyed a barn this past weekend.
The Daily News of Longview reports that Robert Achenbach, the owner of the horses and the 2,000-square-foot barn, raises Arabians as a business, but the horses they lost Sunday were like family. Three other horses survived.
Robert Achenbach says he has insurance and hopes to rebuild. The horses included an 8-month-old foal and two adult horses aged 16 and 28.
The fire is considered accidental but is under investigation.