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Five horses killed in Sunderland fire

Five horses have died in a fire at a stable block in Sunderland.

Fire crews were called out early on April 20 after a fire in Coxgreen Road, New Penshaw.

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Police statement on horse deaths

Stables in Sunderland where horses died Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

"At 5am this morning police were informed about a fire at a stables at Coxgreen Road in Coxgreen, Houghton-le-Spring.

"Police attended and roads around the stables were closed so that the horses could be released and moved to safety and placed in a nearby field.

"Five horses died as a result of the fire. The occupants on the farm were evacuated as a precaution, they were not injured in the incident.

"Coxgreen Road between the junction's of Langdale Road and Offerton Lane."

– Northumbria Police statement
Stables in Sunderland Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

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