Several horses were evacuated and two escaped their enclosure after a fire tore through a barn at the Big E overnight, according to officials.

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Firefighters safely evacuated 161 horses from a minor barn fire on the grounds of The Big E late Friday night.

What a Big E spokesperson characterized as a “minor fire” happened at 11 p.m. inside of the C Barn, which is a large barn that includes horse stables between the Coliseum and state buildings on the Eastern States Exposition grounds. The spokesperson did not provide more details about the specific location or possible cause of the fire.

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.

West Springfield Fire says a minor fire at a barn at the Big E resulted in an evacuation of 161 horses who made it to safety. The West Springfield Fire Department says it responded to 28 calls for help at the Big E Fairgrounds around 11:45 p.

A barn fire at The Big E fairgrounds on Friday night led to horses being evacuated and an investigation by the Fire Marshal’s office.