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RosieG

At San Luis Rey Downs training center in San Diego fires killed 40 prized thoroughbreds due to padlocked stalls and panic. Solution?

When fires break out in some places sprinklers overhead automatically turn on to put the fire out. Why couldn't locked stalls automatically unlock and open wide so horses could escape? Is that an impossible or a  possible? I hope they died of smoke inhalation before the fires hit them so they felt no pain. That's possible isn't it?

Posted - December 9, 2017
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    That's usually the case in a fire Rosie. The victims usually succumb to smoke inhalation first. I felt awful for those beautiful creatures too!!! This post was edited by Autumnleaves at December 15, 2017 2:41 AM MST
      December 14, 2017 11:17 PM MST
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    If such stalls with automatically opening locks don't exist I think someone should invent it NOW to prevent any future such tragedies Autumn. The stalls were padlocked which means a human hand would have to lift up the padlock, right? I think jails/prisons have automatic locks that are controlled by electronics or something. They lock and unlock by an unseen hand.  Thank you for your reply Autumn. If we feel this terrible just imagine how devastated the owners are. :( This post was edited by RosieG at December 15, 2017 8:21 AM MST
      December 15, 2017 2:44 AM MST
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