Nearly 60 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames. Extensive damage has been reported. Author: 12 News Updated: 12:57 PM MST March 8, 2021
BUCKEYE, Ariz. A fire at the Hickman Egg Farm burned two barns and more than 100,000 live chickens on Saturday afternoon.
The Maricopa County Sheriff s Office and the Buckeye Valley Fire Department responded to the area and contained the fire, officials said.
The fire was initially consuming two large warehouses holding live chickens and was moving onto a third when fire personnel arrived, officials said.
A total of 166,000 live chickens were killed in the fire, officials said.
One adult patient was transported to Abrazo West Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition, according to officials.