165,000 Chickens Dead After Barns Catch Fire in Abbotsford, B.C.
Thirteen crews battled the blaze as investigators worked to determine the cause and cleanup crews used excavators to extinguish hot spots.
- On Thursday, a massive fire destroyed three barns in Abbotsford, killing about 165,000 chickens and hospitalizing one firefighter with heat exhaustion. Deputy Fire Chief of Operations Brad Gaudette said, "Unfortunately, they're full of chickens and they were all lost."
- Abbotsford Fire Rescue Service deployed 13 crews to the Gladwin Road site after reports arrived just before 4 p.m., utilizing excavators to battle the blaze. The fire began at the rear of one structure and spread to nearby barns.
- Fire investigators are working to determine the cause, which Gaudette noted does not appear to be suspicious. Cleanup efforts will require excavators to target remaining hot spots on the property.
- The blaze marks the deadliest fire for local birds in over a decade, surpassing the 25,000 chickens killed at 4184 Ross in 2011 and following a poultry barn fire last month at Radnai Farms.
- Gladwin Road, which closed for several hours due to the emergency, has since reopened to local traffic. The area remains under investigation and cleanup continues.
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165,000 chickens perish in Abbotsford’s deadliest barn fire in more than 10 years
A destructive fire claimed the lives of approximately 165,000 chickens, damaged several barns and sent one firefighter to hospital with heat exhaustion on Thursday (May 21) afternoon. It’s believed to be the deadliest fire for poultry in more than a decade. The large structure fire sent clouds of black smoke in the air in southeast Abbotsford and local firefighters were called at around 4 p.m. to 581 Gladwin Rd. City of Abbotsford officials stat…
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