A huge fire at a Connecticut egg farm in Bozrah killed 100,000 chickens. Authorities opened an investigation:
John Way, a safety officer for the Bozrah Volunteer Fire Co., said the building that caught fire was large — about 300 to 400 feet long and two stories high — and housed an unknown number of chickens.Way said Sunday that he could not confirm local media reports citing The Salvation Army that around 100,000 chickens were killed.No one answered the phone at the farm Sunday. Representatives at Hillandale Farms did not immediately respond to requests for comment.On its website, Hillandale Farms bills itself as one of the country’s top egg producers, raising over 20 million chickens for eggs. It has corporate offices in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Sixteen fire departments around Baozrah helped put out the fire. The Salvation Army provided food and drinks for the first responders.
This is the third egg farm fire since May.
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