A massive fire broke out at a poultry farm in Southern Illinois.
One of the largest free-range egg facilities in the country starting burning last night.
Millions of chickens dead.
Millions of eggs gone.
There wasn’t any determination of what may have caused the fire.… pic.twitter.com/hNKcShIJH3
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) May 30, 2024
Firefighters battle massive fire at chicken farm in Marion County, Illinois
- Details:
- The fire began around 6:30 p.m. on May 29, 2024, at Farina Farms along Highway 37.
- Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps described the fire as “humongous” and said multiple buildings spanning 200-300 yards long were on fire.
- These buildings contained well over 1 million chickens.
- The smoke plume could be seen throughout southern Illinois.
- No injuries were reported, but the extent of damage to the facility is significant1.
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