A large fire broke out at a Texas chicken farm this week, and firefighters are expected to tackle the blaze for several days.
The massive fire broke out at Feather Crest Farms fire in Kurten, Texas, roughly 100 miles north of Houston, in Brazos County.
KXXV-TV reported that no workers or other people were injured or killed in the incident.
So far, the cause of the fire is unknown.
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Footage shared by photographer James Nowak with KBTX shows that the fire at Feather Crest Farms is burning on the south end near Democrat Road. Still no word on what started it.
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Firefighters from multiple local departments have been battling the blaze since Monday.
“Upon arrival there were two buildings on Feather Crest Farms property,” Jason Ware, deputy emergency management coordinator for Brazos County, said Monday.
“At this time the fire is contained to the two buildings.”
So far, it is unknown how many chickens were killed in the fire.
No information was released about how many chickens were killed in the fire.
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Large fire after explosion heard at Feather Crest chicken farm in Kurten Texas pic.twitter.com/aHJa71Afit
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Reports said two structures on fire were beginning to collapse.
Meanwhile, some residents experienced low water pressure as firefighters fought the blaze.
Brazos County Sheriff Wayne Dicky told residents not to drive to the scene so that emergency vehicles could enter.
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Ground footage shared by Jim Suydam with KBTX shows that the fire at Feather Crest Farms continues to burn into the night. Firefighters have come from other counties nearby to help out.
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The outlet noted:
According to Brazos County Sheriff Wayne Dicky, Democrat Road is closed and all lanes of Highway 21 are back open, but authorities are urging people to stay away from the area and not stop on the side of the road to take photos.
The fire come amid a string of suspicious fires at food plants over 2022 and 2023.
According to Bloomberg data, “food plant fire” reports jumped the most in a decade last year.
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