CROTON (AP) — Authorities say a fast-moving fire at a large egg farm in Licking County destroyed one large building and also killed hens in other buildings.
The blaze was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Trillium Farms facility in Croton.
Chief Mike Richardson of the Hartford Volunteer Fire Department told the Newark Advocate that the flames destroyed one building that was about 300 feet long and damaged another.
He said all chickens were lost in one building and some chickens were lost in two other buildings due to exposure.
Company spokeswoman Hinda Mitchell called it “a terrible situation” and said the company was “devastated.”