By Associated Press - Wednesday, December 21, 2016

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - The city of Lexington is hiring six temporary staff members to assist 911 operators amid concerns about the emergency response to a barn fire that killed 23 horses.

Lexington deputy chief administrative officer Glenn Brown said in a news release Tuesday that the search for employees began earlier this week.

The Lexington Herald-Leader (https://bit.ly/2ha4eot ) reports that Lexington’s firefighters union said it had received complaints from 911 callers who had been placed on hold.

The owner of the Mercury Equine Center, Eric Reed, says it took firefighters 39 minutes to reach his property on Sunday as the horses died in the blaze.

Officials say their initial analysis of 911 records shows firefighters arrived in about 20 minutes.

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