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(NDAgConnection.com) – A fire at a commercial egg farm in Minnesota on late Saturday night likely left thousands of chickens dead.

The fire began on late Saturday night and fire crews responded to the incident shortly after 10 p.m. at a Forsman Farms facility in Stockholm Township, Minnesota, according to FOX 9 Minneapolis.

According to the report, the fire came from a barn that houses chickens and manure. Deputies said that the main building involved in the fire was significantly damaged, and surrounding buildings received light damage. placeholder

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office estimated that there were likely 200,000 chickens in the barn when the fire broke out, according to the report.