As night fell just before 8 p.m., the flames appeared to be mostly extinguished.
Preliminary indications were the fire started in one of the barns that houses a blacksmith shop behind the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame at 240 Main St.
Tim Masters, the facilities manager at Historic Track, said he led 10 horses to safety. He said no horses were injured in the blaze, which was first reported about 6:15 p.m.
The two barns are located just down from the grandstand at Historic Track and firefighters attacked the blaze from two sides – from the Main Street side and from the track side. The barns are along the track.
CeFaan Kim reports on the fire in Goshen.
Museum director Janet Terhune and eyewitness Charles Peralo talk about the fire at the Goshen Historic Track and rescuing at least 16 horses.
By Amanda Spadaro
Reprinted with permission of The Record Online