Fort Worth fire crews responded to an early morning blaze Friday, March 13, at an outbuilding that served as a garage, shop and horse barn. They were able to keep the fire from spreading to the main house, officials say.
Glen E Ellman
Fort Worth Fire Department
A barn containing horses had to be evacuated after the west Fort Worth structure caught fire early Friday, officials said.
Firefighters responded to the 9900 block of Richland Street, near old Highway 80 and Longvue Avenue, shortly before 12:30 a.m. Neighbors reported hearing explosions at the location, fire officials said in a statement on Facebook.
Crews found the building — which was used as a garage, shop and barn — engulfed in flames. Firefighters aggressively attacked the blaze and kept it from spreading to the main house, according to the post. The explosions had been caused by propane tanks and other flammable items inside the structure.
The horses were evacuated safely, and no other animals or people were injured, officials said. Investigators are trying to determine the cause of the fire.
Firefighters were able to recover some photo albums and other keepsakes that had been stored in the building to return to the homeowners, according to the post.
West Fort Worth residents called 911 early Friday, March 13, to say they heard explosions and saw horses being evacuated from a burning outbuilding. The animals all got out safely, and no injuries were reported. Glen E Ellman Fort Worth Fire Department 
Firefighters salvaged photo albums and other keepsakes from a west Fort Worth outbuilding that was destroyed by flames early Friday, March 13. Glen E Ellman Fort Worth Fire Department 
Arson investigators are looking into the cause of the Friday, March 13, blaze that destroyed a west Fort Worth outbuilding that housed horses. Glen E Ellman Fort Worth Fire Department
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