HAUGHTON, La. - Authorities say 19 horses were killed when a barn at River Point Stables in Haughton caught fire.
Alan Fox, the owner of the facility for 15 years, told The Times he saw smoke rolling from the barn Thursday afternoon where the majority of the horses were kept. By then, he said it was too late for him to save the animals.
Geno Dezinat, a retired jockey, was able to save one horse.
Fox said the barn was constructed about 30 years ago with a wooden infrastructure and metal walls and roof. There was no sprinkler system.
About 40 firefighters from several Bossier Parish fire district responded to the call.
The state fire marshal's office is investigating the cause.
In June a devastating fire at the Happy Valley Farms near Chattanooga in North Georgia killed 35 horses.