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Investigation Reveals Official Horse Death Count In Orange County Barn Fire Investigation Reveals Official Horse Death Count In Orange County Barn Fire
Investigation Reveals Official Horse Death Count In Orange County Barn Fire The official death count in the early Saturday morning fire that turned deadly at a horse barn in Orange County has been disclosed. The remains of 24 horses were found following the blaze, according to an investigation by Orange County fire officials.  Orange County Deputy Fire Commissioner Vini Tankasali said all the horses housed in the barn at the Mount Hope Training Center were killed in the blaze. Otisville firefighters, along with 10 other departments, responded to the fire at 3 a.m. Saturday after a center employee got up to feed the animals and found the barn on fire.  "There…

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by Kathy Reakes
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28 Horses Killed In Orange County Barn Fire 28 Horses Killed In Orange County Barn Fire
28 Horses Killed In Orange County Barn Fire This story has been updated. Twenty-eight race horses are dead after a large fire broke out at a Hudson Valley farm on Saturday morning. The barn is located behind the Mount Hope Training Center just north of I-84 in Orange County. The cause of the fire is under investigation. A barn worker saw the barn was on fire around 3 a.m., when he got up to feed the horses, according to the New York Post. He said the horses were "crying like babies." A GoFundMe page has been set up to assist the two trainers affected by the fire. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi