Posted on 04/12/2023 8:32:15 AM PDT by Red Badger
The number of dairy cows killed Monday by smoke and fire has not yet been confirmed by officials, but early estimates number in the thousands
One person is in critical condition and thousands of cows are believed to have been killed in an explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle Monday night.
The explosion happened at the Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt at about 7:30 p.m. According to KCBD-TV in Lubbock, a worker was trapped inside the milking facility and was hospitalized in critical condition after being rescued by first responders.
No other injuries to employees were reported.
KCBD reported the fire from the explosion is believed to have spread through the dairy building and into the dairy cow holding pens. While the number of cows killed in the fire has not been confirmed, preliminary reports online indicate thousands of dairy cows may have been killed by fire and smoke.
The cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed, though Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera told KCBD that early speculation is that methane may have been ignited by overheating electrical equipment used to suck out waste from the holding pens.
The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.
Dimmitt is in Castro County and is roughly halfway between Lubbock and Amarillo, west of Tulia.
Incredibly hard to imagine. Horrible.
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“ Yeah, because milk is so volatile. /sar
Methane is and animals produce a bunch of it
Sorry about the large size, I tried to shrink it but it didn't work.
Methane. Yeh, sure! 🙄
Antifa terrorism hits nationally at least once a day.
Antifa/DNC terrorism.
Just wait until next year and election year.
Guard your bulls.
Better that than the cheap fish fertilizer they’re now using on tomatoes. Tomatoes are tasting like rotten fish these days and end up in the garbage can.
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