14 Cows Killed In Barn Fire In East Hampton: Report

EAST HAMPTON, CT — Fire officials said 14 dairy cows were killed in a barn fire Thursday morning on Flanders Road in East Hampton, according to media reports. The barn was destroyed as a result of the fire, officials said.

According to the Middletown Press, the single digit temperature made battling the blaze difficult, and firefighters had to cut through ice on a pond to get water. A first reponder told the paper the barn was "a total loss." (To sign up for East Hampton and Portland breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Fire officials said two of the 16 cows at Cedar Ridge Dairy were rescued, according to NBC Connecticut. The cause of the fire has not been determined yet, officials said.

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