5 animals dead after SLO County barn goes up in flames in early morning fire
A barn in Templeton was ablaze early Friday morning.
Around 5:08 a.m., crews responded to a structural fire at 150 Vaquero Road, according to the emergency app PulsePoint.
The fire involved a barn with hay still burning, according to a Cal Fire post on X.
At 6:12 a.m., firefighters were actively working to contain the fire, Cal Fire said. Residents were asked to avoid the area to allow emergency crews to operate safely.
The fire was extinguished around 9:20 a.m., the agency posted.
One horse and four pigs were killed in the fire, Cal Fire said.
This story was originally published December 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM.
Chloe Shrager
The Tribune