18 horses were killed in a fire at an equestrian sports base in Peterhof.

An overnight fire in a stable located in the Petrodvorets district of St. Petersburg killed 18 horses. This was announced on May 22 by Rimma Kuzenkova, executive director of the equestrian sports training base.

"My horses died there too. 18 heads at the moment, they told me," she told the TV channel. 78.ru .

Kuzenkova added that the owners of the animals are in a state of shock. She also clarified that there is no preliminary information about the causes of the fire yet.

The exact number of dead animals and the circumstances of the incident will be determined after the completion of an inspection of the fire site by specialists.

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