A barn fire left six horses dead in northwest suburban unincorporated Harvard, Illinois, overnight. Just before midnight, firefighters were called to a pole barn on the 19100 block of Crowley Road that had caught fire with animals inside.

Six horses were killed after a fire broke out overnight at a barn in unincorporated Harvard. According to officials, the Harvard Fire Protection District was dispatched around 11:58 p.m. Sunday to the 19100 block of Crowley Road for a fully involved barn fire with animals possibly inside.

A late-night barn fire in unincorporated McHenry County claimed the lives of six horses and drew a large mutual aid response from area fire departments.