12 Horses Rescued, 2 Dead in Fire at Unregistered stable in Southwest Philadelphia

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Philadelphia Police are investigating a fire that claimed the lives of two horses in Southwest Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Fire Department was called out to the 5800 block of Lindbergh Boulevard around 7:30 a.m.

When help arrived, they saw fire coming from a shed-type structure. The fire was under control and extinguished around 8 a.m..

ACCT Philly was called to the scene after the blaze and said they discovered two horses dead and one with burns.

It is unclear how the fire started.

Gordon Parks, owner of the ranch, told Action News he has no idea how the fire started.

“I’m trying to figure out how something catches on fire when there’s no electricity down there,” he said.

Sarah Barnett, executive director of ACCT Philly, knew exactly what started the fire.

“It’s plywood and hay. It’s like a fire’s dream. It’ll go up so easily,” Barnett said . “It’s a stable we were aware of. It’s one we were talking to the city about how to address because it was on a redevelopment property, so a city-owned property.

ACCT Philly officers say the stable should have never been operating.

Gordon says he’s submitted paperwork to get the city to donate the land to him.

Parks told said he was aware the stables were not legally operating, however, he was trying to combat youth endangerment by bringing nature and animals to neighborhood kids.

“We was doing a program to try to help the kids find a different way of life,” Parks explained.

Anyone who may have ownership of the horses in question, or knows who may own the horses, is urged to contact the PSPCA’s Animal Cruelty hotline at 866-601-7722 or cruelty@pspca.org.

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