3 Goats, 19 Chickens Killed in Chester Barn Fire: Cops

Nearly two dozen farm animals perished in a small barn fire Sunday morning in Chester Township, Chief Tom Williver announced.

Police responded to a small barn fire Sunday morning on Pottersville Road, which was extinguished after the Chester and Pottersville Fire Departments arrived, Williver said.

As a result, three goats and 19 chickens died in the blaze.

The small barn was destroyed and a small section of the adjacent fence was damaged in the fire, Williver said.

The cause of the fire is believed to from a heat lamp, Williver said.

No humans were harmed as a result of the fire.