DARKE COUNTY — Thousands of chickens are dead after a massive barn fire at a Darke County farm prompted at least 32 agencies from 6 counties to respond.
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New Madison Fire Department confirmed to News Center 7 that 200,000 chickens died in the fire.
News Center 7 previously reported that firefighters were dispatched at 6:04 a.m. Monday to the 60 block of Billman Road.
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The fire broke out at New Madison Pullets and affected two buildings on the property, one of which has been considered a total loss.
Video showed how bad the smoke conditions were when firefighters got to the scene.
One firefighter said they couldn’t see a truck that was three feet in front of them because of that smoke.
Firefighters had to call in mutual aid due to no hydrants in the area.
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