Officials: Estimated 100,000 hens died in Connecticut fire
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An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one of the country’s largest egg producers, Connecticut officials confirmed Monday. It’s one of several such fires that have killed millions of chickens around the country over the past decade.
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Officials: Estimated 100,000 hens died in Connecticut fire
BOZRAH, Conn. (AP) — An estimated 100,000 hens died in a weekend fire at a Connecticut farm owned by one of the country's largest egg producers, Connecticut officials confirmed Monday. It's one of several such fires that have killed millions of chickens around the country over the past decade.
100,000 chickens die in Bozrah egg farm fire: Salvation Army
By Olivia Kalentek Click here for updates on this story BOZRAH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Crews battled a massive 3-alarm fire at an egg farm in Bozrah. Officials said the fire was at Hillandale Farms on Schwartz Road. Officials say a 400′x50′ chicken coop was lost, but another 13 chicken coops were saved during the fire. The Salvation Army Canteen One is on the scene providing Grilled Cheese and soup. Around 100,000 chickens may have died in th…
100,000 chickens die in fire at Connecticut egg farm
About 100,000 chickens died in a fire over the weekend at a Connecticut farm that is one of the top five egg producers in the country. Officials from the state Department of Agriculture confirmed Monday that an estimated 100,000 hens were killed in a fire at the Hillandale Farms property in Bozrah, Conn., on Saturday,…
The building that caught fire was large — about 300 to 400 feet long and two stories high — and housed an unknown number of chickens. The post Chickens killed in fire at Connecticut egg farm appeared first on Boston.com.