2 people, 65 horses killed in Ohio fire

2 people, 65 horses killed in Ohio fire

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CNN) -- Two people and 65 horses were killed Saturday when a blaze engulfed a barn at an Ohio harness racing track, a state fire official said.

The fire destroyed a large enclosure at the Lebanon Raceway near Cincinnati in southwestern Ohio.

One of the people killed was a man, and there was no information yet on the other, state Fire Marshal spokesman Shane Cartmill said. Autopsies will be conducted Sunday, he said.

There are 80 stalls in the barn, and 65 stalls were occupied. All the horses in those stalls died.

Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to other barns, officia

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Well this is really sad.

It's unfortunate that all those horses perished in this fire. I wonder what exactly could have caused such a thing.

This will not bode well with this racing track. With the economy already in shambles, this will hurt this business and the family who owns it.

Thoughts?

~Keeper

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