Horses killed in fire

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Horses killed in fire

Postby docjocoy » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:03 am


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Postby nferro9925 » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:01 am

:cry: I just saw the article. Horrible.

Those poor horses!

May they rest in peace.

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Postby mightyhijames » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:43 am

"The Nov. 20 fire marks the fourth in the past five years at Riverside Downs. A fire last January killed six horses and caused $70,000 in damage to one of the barns. In December 2003, 22 horses died from a fire that swept through a barn. Both of those fires were thought to be electrical in nature.

The fourth fire, which occurred in November 2005, burned the harness track’s old grandstand. Four people were charged with arson for causing that blaze."


this is unbelievable.

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Postby summerhorse » Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:31 pm

How tragic, those poor horses.
Every mighty oak was once an acorn that stood its ground.