Dramatic scene of a chicken farm fire with thick smoke at dusk, emergency vehicles nearby, for news illustration of 48000 chickens killed.
Dramatic scene of a chicken farm fire with thick smoke at dusk, emergency vehicles nearby, for news illustration of 48000 chickens killed.
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48000 chickens killed after fire outside Perstorp

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A large fire at a chicken farm outside Perstorp has killed around 48,000 chickens. The alarm came shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and no people were injured.

Rescue services were alerted to the site outside Perstorp shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. When crews arrived eleven minutes later the fire was fully developed in the more than 90-metre-long building.

Personnel from four stations with 14 fire engines worked to stop the blaze from spreading to nearby silos and forest. Officials confirmed that the entire poultry house was destroyed.

Police do not suspect any crime in connection with the fire. Rescue services expect to remain at the scene through the evening and night.

What people are saying

Initial reactions on X focus on animal welfare concerns about the inability to evacuate chickens during the fire, skepticism suggesting patterns of similar incidents in food facilities, neutral reports from police and media aggregators noting the blaze and potential spread risk.

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