Posted on 06/05/2024 5:13:28 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski
A massive blaze at a farm in southern Illinois has left more than one million birds dead and the facility a total loss, officials said.
The fire broke out at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in Farina, a community located in Marion County, according to NBC affiliate KSDK.
Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps told KSDK that multiple buildings at the site were completely consumed by flames, with smoke visible for miles and more than two dozen fire departments called to help bring the blaze under control.
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour confirmed on his Facebook page that more than one million birds were killed in the fire, which devasted the free-range Farina Farms chicken facility.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Illinois State Fire Marshal. No injuries were reported during the massive response…
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These fires are not accidents. 🔥
Too many and too often.
Is this yet another one or is it the one from a week or so ago?
I think the latter. I was wondering the same.
I’m currently getting most of my eggs through a CSA. They’re good stuff!
Here we go again
Yes, they keep reporting the same fire over and over.
I already can’t afford Chic Fil A
Re: 7 - yes, and low intellect and fear porn types on the Internet dutifully go into their wailing.
ANOTHER????
Wasn’t their just one the other day?
Not a coincidence that there has been an uptick of articles lately about the benefits of eating insects and avoiding beef, pork, chicken and other processed meats. The left wants to take down the meat industry.
Four million chickens disposed of last week near Sioux Ciity, Iowa. Bird flu.
From May 29.
Americans consume 202 million chickens a day. This won’t affect chick fil a
How many chickens do we have? These farms seem to burn every other day
Sounds like a media cover up story bet the illegals found out where they were kept fire started to make it look good.
Hmmm...
More suspicious fires...
What percentage of the employees at all these food processing plants, farms, etc. are MIVs?
No, not at all.
But I don’t do the sky is falling “schtick” until I see numbers for losses in previous years vs. this year and the year prior.
A Government Whistleblower came out saying our key supply chain food facilities are being knocked off one by one according to importance. No is a time to consider the validity of these claims
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