Overview
- An early-morning fire erupted at JanBark Farm on Warren Street in Plainville, a full-service Morgan horse facility.
- Fire officials said crews saved 15 horses from the attached barn and reported no human injuries.
- Investigators reported the fire started in the show arena, which lacked fire alarms and was destroyed.
- The state fire marshal has opened an investigation into what caused the blaze.
- Conflicting reports place the first alarm between shortly before 4 a.m. and just after 6 a.m., and the chief said a neighbor’s 911 call prompted an interior and exterior attack by crews.