As WeLoveTrump reported Saturday, a massive fire started at a Connecticut egg farm.
The fire occurred at Hillandale Farms, one of the top-5 egg producers in the country.
Per the Hillandale Farms website:
Today, Hillandale Farms raises over 20 million chickens for eggs and is one of the top 5 egg producers in the country! We handle everything about their raising and care, except hatching them. We are still family-owned and operated and we still care about the safety and conditions of our birds. They get only vegetarian feed, and we’ve developed many proprietary techniques and technologies to increase their safety and comfort.
The enormous blaze reportedly led to the death of about 100,000 chickens at the Bozrah egg farm.
It’s unclear what started the fire.
No injuries were reported.
100,000 Chickens Died in an Egg Farm Fire Yesterday in Connecticut
The fire at the Hillandale Farms property in Bozrah was reported at about 1 p.m. Saturday. Officials said the blaze was extinguished Saturday night. The cause was not immediately clear. pic.twitter.com/n2F8kcFz7q
— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) January 29, 2023
Multiple fire departments responded to a massive fire at Hillendale Farms in Connecticut.
Hillendale is one of the largest suppliers of chicken eggs where an estimated 100,000 hens have died. pic.twitter.com/mtqGnumtm2
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) January 29, 2023
UPDATE: Massive fire at egg farm in Bozrah, Connecticut kills roughly 100,000 chickens.https://t.co/t7vmIEjtA6
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Hartford Courant reported:
More than 20 fire fighting crews from across the region battled a massive blaze at an egg farm in Bozrah on Saturday, fire officials said.
The Salvation Army was on scene Saturday and said that about 100,000 chickens may have died in the blaze, according to multiple media reports.
A chicken coop measuring about 50 feet by 400 feet went up in flames at Hillandale Farms on Saturday afternoon, according to Norwich fire officials, who responded to the scene for mutual aid along with firefighters from Salem, Lebanon, Griswold, Preston and several other fire districts.
Huge, smoky clouds billowed from the farm, located at 17 Schwartz Road, as crews fought the three-alarm fire for hours, according to officials.
Saturday’s fire will likely exacerbate the exorbitant price of eggs.