PONTE VEDRA, Fla. — St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to a barn fire Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of Ranch Road.
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SJCFR said it happened around 2:30 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find flames outside that had spread into a large barn.
The person living on the property told crews a petroleum-powered side-by-side caught fire inside the barn. They quickly used a fire extinguisher and removed the vehicle before things got worse.
They also released several horses from the barn and got them to safety.
The animals were checked out by paramedics but didn’t need to go to the hospital.
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Firefighters put the fire out quickly and confirmed no one was inside the barn or nearby home.
Officials say the fire started with the side-by-side vehicle.
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