HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — On Tuesday evening just before 7:00 p.m., a large cloud of smoke was seen coming from the Wild Again barn at the Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs.
Officials at the casino confirmed that there was a fire and everyone was evacuated safely, but they report that no one was hurt and all the horses are safe.
The Hot Springs Fire Department worked with Oaklawn's security and staff to extinguish the fire within a matter of minutes, though the north end of the barn was destroyed.
The horses and humans in the Wild Again barn have been relocated to nearby barns for the remainder of the horse racing season which ends on May 6.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing, and the cause of the fire is still unknown but we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.
