Groom killed in fire
, (N.Z Press Assn—Copyright) LOUISVILLE (Kentucky). 1 A groom and at least 50 har- , ness horses perished in an early- [ morning fire that raced through a bam at Louisville Downs. The fire broke out in a barn j which housed nearly 60 of the more than 800 horses stabled at the downs. By the time firemen arrived five to 10 minutes later, the barn was engulfed in flames. The groom was William Dormeier, aged 26, brother-in-law of Larry Shipley, one of the top drivers in the downs racing meeting that is now half finished.
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Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34099, 11 March 1976, Page 8
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