HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Officials said about 100,000 chickens were killed after a large fire at an egg facility in Bremen.
Crews were sent to Cal-Maine Foods early Sunday morning.
Dispatch said as of 2:10 p.m., the scene had been cleared.
Matthew Lile, Deputy Fire Chief of the Bremen Fire Department, stated a chicken house was a loss.
Lile stated the structure was two stories and around 100,000 chickens were lost.
According to Lile, their first call came in at 1:05 a.m. with the last unit departing at 1:30 p.m. Lile also stated the cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.
In addition to Bremen, Lile stated about 15 agencies assisted with the fire.
