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Nearly 20,000 cattle die in fire at dairy farm

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One person is in critical condition and nearly 20,000 cows are believed to have been killed in an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle Monday night.

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Odessa American

Dairy farm explosion injures 1 person, kills 18,000 cattle - Odessa American

The Associated Press DIMMITT, Texas An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County Sheriff Salvador Rivera has said the Monday fire and explosion at Southfork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt was likely caused by overheated equipment and would be investigated b…

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Portland Press Herald

Dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cattle in Texas

One person is critically injured in the blast at Southfork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt.

2 years ago·Portland, United States

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Albuquerque Journal

Dairy farm explosion injures 1 person, kills 18,000 cattle

DIMMITT, Texas (AP) -- An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County Sheriff Salvador Rivera has said the Monday fire and explosion at Southfork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt was likely caused by overheated equipment and would be investigated by state fire …

2 years ago·Albuquerque, United States

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Sentinel-Tribune

Dairy farm explosion injures 1 person, kills 18,000 cattle

DIMMITT, Texas (AP) — An explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle that critically injured one person and killed an estimated 18,000 head of cattle is the deadliest barn fire recorded since the Animal Welfare Institute began tracking the fires. Castro County Sheriff Salvador Rivera has said the Monday fire and explosion at Southfork Dairy Farm near Dimmitt was likely caused by overheated equipment and would be investigated by state fire m…

2 years ago·Bowling Green, United States

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Le Monde

In Texas, a fire on a dairy farm kills 18,000 cattle and seriously injures an employee

Cet incendie, le plus meurtrier pour des bovins depuis dix ans aux Etats-Unis, interroge le modèle d’élevage américain, fortement industrialisé.

2 years ago·Paris, France

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Merco Press

Methane gas explosion in a Texas dairy farm kills 18,000 cows

Some 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, possibly by ignited methane gas, according to local authorities. The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition.

2 years ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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