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Police officers in New York are being credited with saving several horses from a barn fire at a casino and harness racetrack last month.
Saratoga Springs Police Department shared body camera footage from the incident, which happened in the early-morning hours of June 16 at the Saratoga Casino Hotel. When officers arrived at the scene, one of the barns was fully engulfed in flames. Seventeen of the 18 horses housed in that barn died in the fire, reported News 10.
The police department says officers, with the help of New York Racing Association security personnel, leaped into action and helped save 10 horses from an adjacent barn. The horses can be seen on camera frozen in fear, but the police department said members of its mounted unit were at the fire and understood the horses' behavior, equipment and communication, which helped in the rescue.
"This body camera footage is just a small snippet of the bravery and courage displayed by our team of officers that morning," said the police department.
Police also applauded the two dispatchers who were working when the fire broke out, saying they seamlessly handled the incident while also dispatching other calls throughout the city.
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