4 animals die in barn fire far northwest of Chicago
MARENGO, Ill. (CBS) -- A barn fire overnight Monday into Tuesday killed three horses and a pony in unincorporated Marengo northwest of Chicago.
The barn caught fire near Route 23 and Carls Road in unincorporated McHenry County near Marengo. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts were dispatched to the scene at 3 a.m. Tuesday.
The remote area forced firefighters to shuttle water from a hydrant nearly three and a half miles away. Firefights focused on containing the fire and protecting nearby structures from the radiant heat it was emitting.
Crews finally got the flames under control around 4:30 a.m.
One person was taken to an area hospital from the scene for a medical emergency not related to the fire. No one else was hurt.
But three horses and a pony could not get out of the barn and died in the fire.
Crews remained on the scene until 7 a.m. to extinguish hot spots.
