Deadly explosion at Texas dairy farm kills thousands of cattle and injures one person.
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An explosion at the South Fork Dairy in Dimmitt, Texas, has resulted in the loss of upwards of 18,000 cattle, making it the deadliest barn fire for cattle overall and the most devastating barn fire in Texas since 2013. Only a small percentage of cows survived, and the surviving cattle have been moved to a separate facility. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is assisting the dairy owner with carcass disposal and debris issues. Nearly 6.5 million farm animals have perished in barn fires since 2013, according to the Animal Welfare Institute.
- Dimmitt dairy farm explosion 'by far the deadliest barn fire for cattle overall' KFDA
- Texas dairy farm explosion critically injures 1 person, unknown number of cattle killed: report Fox News
- Officials: 1 critically injured, unknown amount of cattle killed in South Fork Dairy explosion in Dimmitt KFDA
- 1 hospitalized after loud explosion, fire at South Fork Dairy near Dimmitt abc7amarillo.com
- GRAPHIC: At least 18,000 cattle killed in dairy farm explosion KOLD
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