A Game Ridge Road barn fire claimed two horses and a jackass Thursday. Lieutenant Brian Williams of the DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department told the Review that the fire, whose cause has yet to be determined, was well underway before firefighters arrived. Dispatch received a call just before eight in the morning that the barn, owned Billy Hendrixson and rented by Jeffery Carter, was engulfed in flames. While three animals perished, the owner was able to save one horse, but the animal suffered burns before being removed from the conflagration. The barn was a total loss, and hay and farm machinery were also destroyed. Members of the Main Station, Short Mountain Highway Station, Blue Springs Station, and Tanker 1 responded to the scene, along with DeKalb EMS and the Sheriff’s Department.