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10 Horses Dead After Michigan Barn Fire

BURTON (WWJ/AP) - Authorities say 10 horses are dead following a barn fire, about 50 miles northwest of Detroit, near Flint.

Crews responded to the Midnite Sun Training Center in Burton around 4 a.m. Wednesday to find the barn engulfed in flames.

The Flint Journal reported 10 horses died in the blaze and three outside the barn at the time survived. The barn usually holds about a dozen horses.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. Fire officials said it's the third fire at the Midnite Sun Training Center in the last month, and the second inside the same building

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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