Barn fire former Riverside Downs facility
 

On the news tonight, one of the barn workers said they kept pulling the horses out, but they didn't have anywhere to put them, and they kept running back in. But 2 guys got 19 out. A heater in the barn is suspect.
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Six horses killed in western Ky. barn fire
The Associated Press
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HENDERSON, Ky. --A fire at a barn in western Kentucky killed six horses, though rescuers were able to save 19 from the blaze.

The fire at the former Riverside Downs in Henderson was extinguished by Friday evening. State police are investigating the fire, but said they don't suspect arson.

Roy Parcher, who works in a barn near the fire, helped rescue some of the horses. He said he could hear horses screaming as he and another employee ran into the barn to try to get at the animals.

The horses were being kept at the stable after Ellis Park closed for training, the Henderson Gleaner reported.

It was the third fire in just over four years at the property.

A fire in December 2003 killed 22 horses in a barn at the nearby boarding and training facility. The cause of that fire was determined to be electrical.

Early reports out of Henderson say that Hey Rita commited a murder/suicide.

Very sad story. Poor things...

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Wow - very brave people.

one more reason heaters have no place in the barn. The guy I used to work for almost burned his barn down by using a bucket heater in the stupid cats water....tipped over and caught the tack room on fire....my tack trunks bear the scars. He was lucky that he had a sprinkler system.

At least they managed to save 19 horses. But those other six that perished....how sad.