EIGHT GREYHOUNDS DIED IN THE FOURTH FIRE IN 13 YEARS AT WONDERLAND'S KENNEL COMPOUND in Lynn, Massachusetts. This brings the death toll due to fire at the compound to more than 120. Firefighters were delayed in their efforts due to the tightly screwed caps on the private hydrant on the property. Despite public outrage after a fire at the same compound in 1992 resulting in the death of 87 greyhounds, no sprinklers were ever installed.
Source: Boston Herald/ Azell Murphy Cavaan, June 20, 1999, The Boston Globe/ Sara Neufield, June 20, 1999, Daily Evening Item/ Beth Rogers, June 21, 1999