Barn fire claims lives of race horses

Entrance to the training center (Photo: Jerry Kleiner)

OTISVILLE – More than two dozen race horses are reported to have
perished when fire raged through a 300-foot by 80-foot barn at 335 Guymard
Turnpike early Saturday morning.
The facility was located at the Mount Hope Training Center where as many
as 26 horses died.
The three-alarm fire was reported around 3 a.m. with several fire departments
from Orange and Sullivan counties responding under mutual aid to assist
in Otisville.

Command called for additional tankers for water supply to quell the flames
consuming the 300-foot by 80-foot structure..
By 7:50 a.m., fire departments returned from the scene.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.