38 horses killed and one worker injured in Michigan barn fire

A barn fire at Campbell Stables in Grass Lake Township killed 38 horses and sent one worker to a hospital with burns, according to authorities.

The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports the fire began after 10 p.m. Firefighters from five area departments fought the blaze. Grass Lake Township Fire Chief Greg Jones said the injured barn worker was taken to an Ann Arbor hospital with burns to his hands and legs.

The Jackson Citizen Patriot spoke with a neighbor of the stables, Rob Dunkley:

Dunkley called 911. He could see vehicles from the farm's house rush to the burning barn. From the road, he could hear the horses trapped inside.

"That's the part that hurt the most," he said. "You could hear the horses kicking the stalls and being very loud.

"It went fast. It burned so fast it was horrible."

The cause of the fire was under investigation.