An investigation is underway after a fire broke out at illegal horse stables in Philadelphia on Thursday. NBC10’s Yukare Nakayama has the latest.
A $10,000 reward is now being offered for any information that leads to the successful arrest and prosecution of the individual who, officials believe, started a fire at a pop up stable in Southwest Philadelphia last month that killed two horses and injured several others.
Police in Philadelphia have shared surveillance footage that, they said, shows the individual -- believed to be a man with a thin build, who wore dark colored pants, a gray long sleeve shirt or sweatshirt at the time of the incident -- leaving the stables just three minutes before flames could be seen pouring from the structure.
A pair of horses were killed in this fire in Southwest Philadelphia at, what officials called, a "pop-up" horse stable located along the 5800 block of Lindbergh Avenue.
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Officials with the Pennsylvania SPCA's Animal Law Enforcement team said that the group also rescued a total of 12 horses from the property after the fire.
On Tuesday, officials with Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia, or ACCT Philly, announced that they have posted a $10,000 reward for information that leads to the successful arrest and prosecution of the person who, police believe, set the deadly fire.
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Officials said that there is a citywide task force that is handling information on this incident. It can be contacted at 609-316-8334 with tips and information.
Callers are being reminded to provide a phone number if they leave a message so that someone from the task for can call back.
Tips can also be sent anonymously to the Philadelphia Police Department's tip line at 215-686-TIPS (8477).
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