Intense
video shows horses running for
safety as
stables catch fire
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Chaos ensued at a horse training center in San Diego County as workers frantically tried to save hundreds of
horses by setting them free from their stables.
Eight
stables normally containing nearly 500
horses at the San Luis Rey Downs Training Facility in Bonsall suddenly caught
fire Thursday afternoon from the nearby Lilac Fire, driven by heavy Santa Ana winds that have wreaked havoc on Southern California this week.
Leo Tapia recorded a dramatic Facebook Live as he and others risked their lives to help release the
horses from their stables. After being released, the confused
horses can be seen stampeding around the grounds. The hope was to get all of the
horses to the location's racetrack, which contains no structures that could burn.*
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