‘Explosion kills 18,000 cows,’ reports say, and no questions asked

American Thinker ^ | 17 Apr, 2023 | Eric Utter

[MtnClimber]

Recently, news broke regarding an explosion at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle, in which approximately 18,000 cows were killed (and one person critically injured). The Castro County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the explosion to Fox News Digital and stated that the cows were in a holding area before being brought in for milking when the blast occurred at the Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt. The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Did North Korea hit the farm with a nuke? Were the cattle done in by an asteroid or large meteorite? And why the hell is every food processing plant, dairy farm and chicken coop in America blowing up, burning up, or otherwise being destroyed? Is it for the same reason our leaders are abandoning the use of fossil fuels? Do they want us to be immobile and reliant on a bug-heavy diet A.S.A.P.?

[larrytown]

This was less than a week ago! This writer seems to expect some kind of detailed forensic report, and they’re probably still wading through hot smoking manure and cattle parts...

Sheesh.

[iontheball]

It seems fairly obvious to me that methane gas is the cause. How that much methane was allowed to accumulate and concentrate, I don’t know. There is a more modest dairy operation near me where several hundred cows are involved. However, the manure pits are open to outside air to prevent explosions. It doesn’t make for great outside smells at times but it’s a helluva lot better than trying to contain the gas. Perhaps, short-sighted government regulators had the farmer covering his pits to contain the gas for neighborhood ‘environment’ reasons. If so, it will be hard to get to the truth about what may be just another lame-brained governmental-caused disaster.

[Texaspeptoman]

Yea, we ran about 110-120 head twice a day. Broad scoop shovel and then a wash down. Brings back tears to my eyes.

[larrytown]

I’m more inclined to believe that this and many other recent “accidents” are due to corporate short term greed and a lack of maintenance as opposed to some “War” against the USA.

Hanlon's Razor applies well.

[Colt1851Navy]

Anhydrous ammonia is used in older cooling equipment(milk cooler?) and could explode, but we are talking a 25% in air mixture explosive/flammable range and that was a big kaboom. I guess this scenario is possible, I’m not sure, just an idea or maybe propane gas, being used to heat all or part of the building, leaked out of piping eventually filling the building, creating a large explosive atmosphere. (Old-old FD Hazmat guy)

[FlingWingFlyer]

How in the hell do you “suddenly” kill 18,000 cows in Texas and yet illegals can still come across the border with no problems?

[OKSooner]

One is reasonably certain that the municipality of Dimmit, TX does in fact have a Fire Marshall who would have jurisdiction in this situation, especially considering that a human being died in the initial explosion.

Not to minimize the inhumane deaths of 18,000 dairy cows, mind you.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

How was that much methane allowed to accumulate? Because Gaia the Earth Goddess, though the oracle at EPA, was offended by cow farts, methane has to be collected before it can reach Gaia. No doubt there was a handling problem with the methane. But you can be sure modern superstition required it to be accumulated.

[dfwgator]

ALF is back in business.

I thought he ate cats.

[usurper]

18,000 cows were killed.

I think Texas definitely holds the record for the biggest BBQ ever.

[Delta 21]

The clean up will be yucky. Better call ServPro.

[deport]

Dem cows were herded up and not spread out along a 1,254
miles border. But agree that the border needs to be given
more attention than it has been. Don’t know about other
countries but the ethnicity of the USA has changed greatly
since Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492.

[EinNYC]

OMG, those poor cows. What a horrific way to die.

[fwdude]

I can’t even imagine that many cows in one place.

[fwdude]

There have been numerous “accidents” at food production plants across the country. Yet, no one wants to connect any dots or even ask any questions.

Same as will the blatant election farces.

[Roadrunner383]

‘no questions asked’? Well, there’s a statement in the report that says the State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating ( I’m guessing there’s a chance the Fire Marshall investigators are asking questions).

Another clickbait headline that doesn’t jibe with the story.

[The Great RJ]

You don’t have to be wearing a tin foil hat to wonder if the sudden mysterious “disasters” that recently have destroyed major food production facilities all over the country aren’t part of a plot to cripple food production in the US. This Texas blast killing 18,000 head of cattle is as far as I can see is unprecedented. The mysterious fires that have destroyed egg facilities in several states and fires in other meat packing facilities seem to be more than just random events. Not to sound crazy, but the Chinese balloon that was allowed to meander across the heartland of the country unmolested could have been more than just spying. The Chinese have an active bioweapons program that could as easily be churning out pathogens that attack food crops that could be dispersed easily by a balloon. Coupled with Biden’s energy policies we might in the not too distant future be reduced to the subsistence farming of 150 years ago.

[sport]

Those in the know [Governmental Officials] know what is happening.

[GreatRoad]

WTF??