Thousands Of Chickens Killed In Fire At Commercial Egg Farm

HOWARD LAKE, MN — Tens of thousands of chickens died over the weekend when a fire broke out at a commercial egg farm in central Minnesota, according to reports.

The blaze occurred Saturday night at Forsman Farms in Howard Lake, and required assistance from agencies across the area, according to the Dassel Fire Department.

A poultry building containing about 200,000 chickens was destroyed, KARE 11 reported, and birds in adjacent structures suffered smoke inhalation. No people were injured and the fire is thought to be an accident, according to KARE 11.

Forsman Farms cares for millions of hens and sells over 3 million eggs per day to some of the nation’s largest retailers.