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Ellena Cruse

California wildfires: Heroic horse risks life to rescue its family from flames during horror blaze

An heroic horse risked its life to rescue its family from their burning paddock amid a horror wildfire in California.

The dramatic rescue happened after the Easy Fire – one of several bush fires burning through the state – broke out early on Wednesday morning in the Simi Valley, ripping through 1,300 acres in just a few hours.

The horse guided his relative out of the pen. (CBS)

Video showed ranchers fleeing the region and guiding their stallions though think smoke and orange flames.

After a big black horse was brought to safety to a main road, it then turned around and ran back to a wired pen to help an adult horse and a young colt.

A brave horse battled the wildfires to save its family (CBS)

It purposefully squeezed through a gap in the fence to meet its relations before leading them out of danger.

The smoke was so thick and oppressive that an on-scene reporter could not make out the name of the ranch.

The brave stallion and its friends were then met by bystanders on the Tierra Rejada Road.

All the horses at the scene were saved apart from a 28-year-old mare, who had to be put down at the scene after breaking her two front legs while running away from the fire, CBS said.

The blaze ignited around 6.15am and was fanned by hurricane-force winds of 74mph.

The Horse was concerned for its family. (CBS)

Ventura County officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in the area.

The fire is one of several blazes to plague California, which have led to tens of thousands of residents and animals being evacuated from the region.

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