GALT (CBS13) - A barn and several hay stacks are a smoldering mess Thursday morning after a flames ripped through a business in Galt. The fire started about 2 a.m. Thursday off of New Hope Road ...

Just before 9:30 PM, the Kern County Fire Department was dispatched to a reported barn on fire. The first engine on scene was faced with a hay stack on fire with winds carrying embers and ...

Traffic stop leads to a drug bust in Merced The second barn had about 10 stacks of hay and nine horses, said WSCFPD. Two of the horses were rescued, but seven of them died in the fire. Residents ...

The fire extended into a second barn on Dahlia Avenue, where there were approximately 10 stacks of hay and nine horses. The firefighters contained the flames around 10 p.m., and two horses were saved.

The fire extended into a second barn on Dahlia Avenue, where there were approximately 10 stacks of hay and nine horses. The firefighters contained the flames around 10 p.m., and one horse was saved.

The Marshall County Sheriff's Office confirmed the barn was full of straw and hay, but no animals. The fire department is working to determine a cause.

The temperature of these hay bales, stacks, and barns can get very hot. In extreme cases, it can get so hot that the bales can catch on fire, even without a spark (i.e., spontaneous combustion).

“Hay barn fires are stubborn,” Drysdale said at ... “It’s the commodity that’s going to start the fires. If the stack is too high, it impedes firefighting efforts.” ...