Eight horses are dead after a fire destroyed a barn in Walpole late Tuesday night, according to multiple media reports. Located on North Street, flames tore through Mor Linn Farm, WHDH reported Wednesday morning. The fire started after 10:45 p.m.

Eight horses were killed Tuesday night when a two-alarm fire tore through a barn in Walpole, authorities said. The fire broke out around 11 p.m. at Mor Linn Farm, officials said. Eight horses died in the blaze, while 11 were successfully evacuated, according to June Gillis-Ahern, a friend of farm owners Catherine and Cormac Kennedy.