( CNN ) -- A barn fire that killed two men and dozens of horses in Ohio on Saturday shows no sign of criminal intent , authorities said . The Ohio State Fire Marshal said the cause of the fire , at the Lebanon Raceway near Cincinnati in southwestern Ohio , is undetermined . `` However , investigators have ruled out criminal intent , '' it said in a written statement . The ages and identities of the men are not yet known . Initially , officials reported that 65 horses perished , but later put the number at 43 . The state fire marshal said that preliminary information from the men 's autopsies may be available by Sunday . The fire began in the northwest corner of the barn , according to the state fire marshal 's office . It would not release the specific origin of the fire because of the investigation . The Warren County Fair Board -- which operates the track -- confirmed the men 's deaths and the destruction of the barn , but could n't say how many horses were killed . It said in a statement that harness racing scheduled for Saturday night has been canceled . Firefighters from 11 departments , which received the call just before 5 a.m. , cleared debris and extinguished hot spots during the day . For more than 50 years , the Warren County Fair Board has been operating the county fair grounds , which includes `` a harness racing track and supporting facilities that are leased for harness racing meets to two harness racing clubs , '' according to the statement issued by a fair board attorney , Bill Schroeder . Schroeder said the fire was first noticed by a neighbor and that the barn , harness-racing carriages , and other racing equipment have been destroyed . Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to other barns , officials told CNN affiliate WHIO-TV . State and local fire officials are working to determine what sparked the fire . Follow CNN affiliate WHIO 's local coverage . Follow CNN affiliate WLWT 's local coverage . Another barn fire at the fairgrounds killed 35 horses in 1988 , Warren County Commissioner Pat South said , according to the Springfield ( Ohio ) News-Sun newspaper .
NEW : WHIO : `` Investigators have ruled out criminal intent '' Death toll comes down from earlier reports of Two . 11 men who died are still unidentified ; autopsies will be conducted Sunday . 5 departments respond to fire just before 11 a.m .