US: Fire kills 10,000 chickens
A barn fire on a poultry farm in Paducah, Kentucky, has killed nearly 10,000 chickens.
The poultry farm was contracted to Pilgrim’s Pride.
Chief of the Reidland-Farley Fire Department said that it is suspected that perhaps the fire was caused by a propane heater, but it is at this point still unknown. Foul play is not suspected.
No human injuries were reported.
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