22News spoke with Big E President and CEO Gene Cassidy about the fire and said that there were 161 horses inside the barn that had to be evacuated. Some of the horses got loose, but they have been accounted for. No serious injuries have been reported, however there were a few minor injuries to some of the horses that got loose.

Over 160 horses are safe and recovering from minor injuries after a barn fire at The Big E Friday night, the West Springfield Fire Department said Sunday afternoon.

WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — All horses are accounted for after a fire broke out at one of the barns at The Big E late Friday night. The West Springfield Fire Department got nearly 30 emergency calls to The Big E grounds starting around 11:45 p.m. reporting the fire, less than an hour after the fairgrounds closed for the day.

Dozens of horses are safe after a fire in a barn at the Big E and the cause of the fire is under investigation. Officials said the fire was reported in the C Barn after the Big E closed on Friday. Firefighters said they arrived to the area and found a working fire in the barn around 11:45 p.

The West Springfield Fire Department received 28 calls about the fire on Friday night, it resulted in the immediate evacuation of the horses in the barn. It’s been three days since a fire was put out in the C Barn on the Big E fairgrounds.