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Local authorities estimate that 18,000 cows were killed in the explosion at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week.
An explosion at a Texas dairy farm kills 18,000 cows.
One other person was critically injured as a result of the explosion at South Fork Dairy, which is located close to Dimmitt.
Authorities think that the facility’s machinery may have set methane gas ablaze.
Between 2018 and 2021, fires in the US claimed the lives of about three million agricultural animals.
According to the Castro County Sheriff’s Office, a report of a fire at the farm was made at approximately 19:21 on Monday (00:21 GMT Tuesday).
The Sheriff’s Office’s photos show a massive column of black smoke rising from the scene.
One trapped person had to be rescued and rushed to the hospital in critical condition when police and emergency workers arrived on the scene.
The precise number of cows lost to fire and smoke is still unknown, although the Sheriff’s Office told the BBC that “estimated 18,000 head of cattle” had perished.
