Drama in Calvados: a stud farm embraces, nearly 70 racing horses are said to have died in the fire

Les pompiers étaient toujours sur place ce dimanche matin. MAXPPP – Martin ROCHE

The fire broke out last night in a stud farm in the town of Bernesq, in Calvados.

A fire broke out on Sunday at 5:40 a.m. in a stud farm in the town of Bernesq, in Calvados, and 70 horses died in the flames, according to an initial report from the prefecture.

The fire affected a 500 m2 shed belonging to the Bernesq stud farm, located on the castle grounds of this small Normandy town, and dedicated to the breeding of racing horses.

The privileged accidental origin

"Checks are necessary but there are reportedly 70 dead horses", mares and foals which were in this hangar, the Calvados prefecture told AFP.

Firefighters were still on site late Sunday morning. According to the prefecture, the origin of the fire is a priori accidental but investigations will be carried out by the gendarmerie as part of an open investigation to determine the precise causes.