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Nearly 300,000 Chickens Killed Following Massive Fire At Red Bird Egg Farm In Pilesgrove
Crews battled the four-alarm fire all night and remained on scene Tuesday morning putting out hot spots.
By Howard Monroe
July 21, 2020
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PILESGROVE, N.J. (CBS) — Massive flames ripped through a farm in South Jersey overnight, killing nearly 300,000 chickens. The blaze broke out around 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Red Bird Egg Farm on the 100 block of Cemetery Road in Pilesgrove, Salem County.
Crews battled the four-alarm fire all night and remained on scene Tuesday morning putting out hot spots.
