Photo by Ashley McFall
Excerpts from the kanecountychronicle.com:
A fire that ignited overnight in a vacant barn at 42W600 block of Route 64 off Mary Drive near St. Charles in Campton Hills quickly turned into an inferno. The initial call for the structure fire came in at 2:05 a.m.
Horses were scheduled to move into the stables the next day and the blaze completely destroyed an indoor riding arena.
The Elburn and Countryside Fire Protection District received assistance from 20 fire departments. Damage to the equestrian center was estimated to be $570,000.
The main barn and the attached arena plus a storage and residential building were completely destroyed.
The fire was brought under control by 3:50 a.m., but units were still on the scene at noon Oct. 20, addressing numerous hot spots.
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