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NewsJune 30, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Six horses are dead after a fast-moving fire tore through a stable in rural southeast Kansas City. Firefighters say by the time they arrived Sunday night, three buildings were engulfed in flames and the roof over the stables had already collapsed on top of horses trapped inside. Several horses in a nearby pasture survived...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Six horses are dead after a fast-moving fire tore through a stable in rural southeast Kansas City.

Firefighters say by the time they arrived Sunday night, three buildings were engulfed in flames and the roof over the stables had already collapsed on top of horses trapped inside. Several horses in a nearby pasture survived.

No people were inside the buildings when the fire broke out shortly after 6 p.m.

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Fire investigators suspect faulty wiring sparked the flames.

Smoke could be seen from several miles away in downtown Kansas City.

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Information from KSHB-TV: http://www.nbcactionnews.com

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