Fire kills as many as 250,000 chickens at Dade City egg farm
The farm is operated by Mississippi-based Cal-Main, the largest producer and distributor of shell eggs in the United States, according to its website.
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Fire crews put out the last flames early Thursday at a Dade City egg farm where fire destroyed three chicken barns. [ Spectrum Bay News 9 ]
Updated Dec. 17, 2020
DADE CITY â As many as 250,000 chickens may have been killed when fire swept through three barns at a Dade City egg farm early Thursday.
Crews from Pasco Fire Rescue arrived about 1 a.m. at Cal-Maine Foods, 41040 Simpson Farm Lane, and called for more help.
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