UPDATE: More than Dozen Horses Dead in 3-Alarm Fire

Firefighters are at the scene of a 3-alarm blaze on Perry Road this morning.

The fire was first reported arond 8:30 a.m. at 32 Perry Road, according to emergency radio broadcasts. Heavy smoke and fire is reportedly showing from the building, a 2-story barn.

The address where the fire was reported is the home of Perry Hill Farm, a horse riding stable owned by the mother-daughter team of Harriet and Elizabeth Finks. The pair purchased the former Cricket Hill Farm back in 2007, according to a history on the Perry Hill Farm website.

WMUR is reporting that 14 horses were killed in the fire, and eight others escaped safely.

Bedford Police are warning motorists to expect delays on Perry Road between North Amherst and Rosewell roads. Avoid the area if possible.

Bedford Patch will have more on this story as it develops.