Law enforcement authorities in Illinois believe thunderstorms could be to blame for a barn fire that killed two horses in Kane County.

Kane County Undersheriff Pat Gengler said that on Sept. 5 firefighters and police personnel responded to a call involving a barn fire in unincorporated Elgin, Illinois. Two horses died in the fire, and a third horse escaped unharmed, he said.

Gengler said strong thunderstorms swept through the area at the time of the fire.

“We had lots of trees down and lots of downed power lines,” he said. “We got hit pretty hard