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Golden Stallion Awes Firemen With ‘Death’ Leap

Golden Stallion Awes Firemen With ‘Death’ Leap

You can‘t convince the firemen who fought the Golden Stallion fire Easter morning that the life-size plastic stallion atop the building didn’t have a life of it’s own.

“We were off to the side of the building–putting water on the fire–when the stallion turned and looked at us.” said a fireman “Then it leaped into the flames.”

Yucca Valley Fire Chief Harry S. Brissenden likened the spectacle to a scene from the Wagnerian opera, “Die Valkyrie.”

“Despite the heat from the fire, it gave us goose bumps.” he said.

Source:

  • Pioneertown Sun
  • April 14, 1966

Posted: October 8, 2025

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